[HTML][HTML] Pore-forming toxins: ancient, but never really out of fashion
Pore-forming toxins (PFTs) are virulence factors produced by many pathogenic bacteria and
have long fascinated structural biologists, microbiologists and immunologists. Interestingly …
have long fascinated structural biologists, microbiologists and immunologists. Interestingly …
[HTML][HTML] Why do we study animal toxins?
Y Zhang - Zoological research, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Venom (toxins) is an important trait evolved along the evolutionary tree of animals. Our
knowledges on venoms, such as their origins and loss, the biological relevance and the …
knowledges on venoms, such as their origins and loss, the biological relevance and the …
Whole genome analysis of a schistosomiasis-transmitting freshwater snail
Biomphalaria snails are instrumental in transmission of the human blood fluke Schistosoma
mansoni. With the World Health Organization's goal to eliminate schistosomiasis as a global …
mansoni. With the World Health Organization's goal to eliminate schistosomiasis as a global …
Immune evasion strategies of schistosomes
JR Hambrook, PC Hanington - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Human schistosomes combat the unique immune systems of two vastly different hosts
during their indirect life cycles. In gastropod molluscs, they face a potent innate immune …
during their indirect life cycles. In gastropod molluscs, they face a potent innate immune …
A Shift from Cellular to Humoral Responses Contributes to Innate Immune Memory in the Vector Snail Biomphalaria glabrata
S Pinaud, J Portela, D Duval, FC Nowacki… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Discoveries made over the past ten years have provided evidence that invertebrate
antiparasitic responses may be primed in a sustainable manner, leading to the failure of a …
antiparasitic responses may be primed in a sustainable manner, leading to the failure of a …
A genome sequence for Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the major vector snail for the human-infecting parasite Schistosoma mansoni
Background Biomphalaria pfeifferi is the world's most widely distributed and commonly
implicated vector snail species for the causative agent of human intestinal schistosomiasis …
implicated vector snail species for the causative agent of human intestinal schistosomiasis …
Advances in gastropod immunity from the study of the interaction between the snail Biomphalaria glabrata and its parasites: A review of research progress over the …
This review summarizes the research progress made over the past decade in the field of
gastropod immunity resulting from investigations of the interaction between the snail …
gastropod immunity resulting from investigations of the interaction between the snail …
Compatibility between snails and schistosomes: insights from new genetic resources, comparative genomics, and genetic map**
The freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata is an important intermediate host of the parasite
Schistosoma mansoni that causes human intestinal schistosomiasis. To better understand …
Schistosoma mansoni that causes human intestinal schistosomiasis. To better understand …
Transcriptome profiling of Lymnaea stagnalis (Gastropoda) for ecoimmunological research
Background Host immune function can contribute to numerous ecological/evolutionary
processes. Ecoimmunological studies, however, typically use one/few phenotypic immune …
processes. Ecoimmunological studies, however, typically use one/few phenotypic immune …
A Novel Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) Influences Compatibility between the Gastropod Biomphalaria glabrata, and the Digenean Trematode Schistosoma mansoni
EA Pila, M Tarrabain, AL Kabore… - PLoS Pathogens, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Schistosomiasis, a devastating disease caused by parasitic flatworms of the genus
Schistosoma, affects over 260 million people worldwide especially in tropical and sub …
Schistosoma, affects over 260 million people worldwide especially in tropical and sub …