Effects of the Environment on Developmental Plasticity and Infection Success of Schistosoma Parasites – An Epigenetic Perspective

RC Augusto, D Duval, C Grunau - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Evidence of how environmental cues affect the phenotypes of, and compatibility between
Schistosoma mansoni and their hosts come from studies in environmental parasitology and …

[HTML][HTML] Combining bioinformatics, cheminformatics, functional genomics and whole organism approaches for identifying epigenetic drug targets in Schistosoma …

G Padalino, S Ferla, A Brancale, IW Chalmers… - International Journal for …, 2018 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis endangers the lives of greater than 200 million people every year and is
predominantly controlled by a single class chemotherapy, praziquantel (PZQ). Development …

[HTML][HTML] An Abies procera-derived tetracyclic triterpene containing a steroid-like nucleus core and a lactone side chain attenuates in vitro survival of both Fasciola …

HL Whiteland, A Chakroborty, JE Forde-Thomas… - International Journal for …, 2018 - Elsevier
Two economically and biomedically important platyhelminth species, Fasciola hepatica
(liver fluke) and Schistosoma mansoni (blood fluke), are responsible for the neglected …

The repositioning of epigenetic probes/inhibitors identifies new anti-schistosomal lead compounds and chemotherapeutic targets

KCL Whatley, G Padalino, H Whiteland… - PLoS Neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Praziquantel represents the frontline chemotherapy used to treat
schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by infection with macro …

Epigenetic and parasitological parameters are modulated in EBi3-/- mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni

EA Mota, AB Patrocínio, V Rodrigues… - PLoS Neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Schistosoma mansoni adaptive success is related to regulation of replication, transcription
and translation inside and outside the intermediate and definitive host. We hypothesize that …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of 6-(piperazin-1-yl)-1, 3, 5-triazine as a chemical scaffold with broad anti-schistosomal activities

G Padalino, IW Chalmers, A Brancale… - Wellcome open …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Schistosomiasis, caused by infection with blood fluke schistosomes, is a
neglected tropical disease of considerable importance in resource-poor communities …

[HTML][HTML] Schistosoma mansoni venom allergen-like protein 6 (SmVAL6) maintains tegumental barrier function

S Perally, KK Geyer, PSG Farani, IW Chalmers… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Schistosoma mansoni venom allergen-like protein (SmVAL) superfamily is a collection
of at least 29 molecules that have been classified into two distinctive groups (Group 1 and …

Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) of Schistosoma mansoni: non-canonical chromatin landscape and oviposition effects

NS da Trindade, MB Valentini, A Rognon… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2024 - hal.science
Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) is widespread in several organisms playing a role in
control of gene expression by heterochromatin formation and maintenance of silent …

Genome wide expression profiling of Echinococcus multilocularis

M Herz - 2021 - opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de
Alveolar echinococcosis, which is caused by the metacestode stage of the small fox
tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, is a severe zoonotic disease with limited treatment …

Regulation of DNA methylation on key parasitism genes of Cysticercus cellulosae revealed by integrative epigenomic-transcriptomic analyses

X Wang, W Song, G Ji, Y Song, X Liu, X Luo, M Liu… - Hereditas, 2021 - Springer
Background The life cycle of Taenia solium is characterized by different stages of
development, requiring various kinds of hosts that can appropriately harbor the eggs …