Viruses are a heterogeneous ensemble of entities, all sharing the need for a suitable host to
replicate. They are extremely diverse, varying in morphology, size, nature, and complexity of …

A defining feature of Trypanosoma brucei cell shape is the lateral attachment of the
flagellum to the cell body, mediated by the flagellum attachment zone (FAZ). The FAZ is a …

Introduction Chagas disease (CD) affects~ 7 million people worldwide. Benznidazole (BZN)
and nifurtimox (NFX) are the only approved drugs for CD chemotherapy. Although both …

Glycosylation is a highly diverse set of co-and posttranslational modifications of proteins. For
mammalian glycoproteins, glycosylation is often site-, tissue-, and species-specific and …

Rhamnose-associated molecules are attracting attention because they are present in
bacteria but not mammals, making them potentially useful as antibacterial agents …

The major capsid protein Vp54 from the prototype chlorovirus Paramecium bursaria
chlorella virus 1 (PBCV-1) contains four Asn-linked glycans. The structure of the four N …

Glycosylation of surface molecules is a key feature of several eukaryotic viruses, which use
the host endoplasmic reticulum/Golgi apparatus to add carbohydrates to their nascent …

Glycan structures in non-vertebrates are highly variable; it can be assumed that this is a
product of evolution and speciation, not that it is just a random event. However, in animals …

The α-gal epitope, which refers to the carbohydrate α-d-Gal p-(1→ 3)-β-d-Gal p-(1→ 4)-d-
GlcNAc-R, was first described in the glycoconjugates of mammals other than humans …

Glycomic analyses over the years have revealed that non-vertebrate eukaryotes express
oligosaccharides with inorganic and zwitterionic modifications which are either occurring in …