Target identification and intervention strategies against amebiasis

S Nagaraja, S Ankri - Drug Resistance Updates, 2019 - Elsevier
Entamoeba histolytica is the etiological agent of amebiasis, which is an endemic parasitic
disease in develo** countries and is the cause of approximately 70,000 deaths annually …

G protein signaling in the parasite Entamoeba histolytica

DE Bosch, DP Siderovski - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2013 - nature.com
The parasite Entamoeba histolytica causes amebic colitis and systemic amebiasis. Among
the known amebic factors contributing to pathogenesis are signaling pathways involving …

Phosphatidylinositol‐phosphates mediate cytoskeletal reorganization during phagocytosis via a unique modular protein consisting of RhoGEF/DH and FYVE domains …

K Nakada‐Tsukui, H Okada, BN Mitra… - Cellular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
To understand the roles of phosphoinositides [PtdIns] in phagocytosis of parasitic
eukaryotes, we examined the interaction of phosphatidylinositol‐3‐phosphate [PtdIns (3) P] …

Live Cells Imaging and Comparative Phosphoproteomics Uncover Proteins from the Mechanobiome in Entamoeba histolytica

GD Jhingan, M Manich, JC Olivo-Marin… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite and the causative agent of amoebiasis in
humans. This amoeba invades human tissues by taking advantage of its actin-rich …

EhRacM differentially regulates macropinocytosis and motility in the enteric protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica

M Shimoyama, K Nakada-Tsukui, T Nozaki - Plos Pathogens, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Macropinocytosis is an evolutionarily conserved endocytic process that plays a vital role in
internalizing extracellular fluids and particles in cells. This non-selective endocytic pathway …

A Proteomic and Cellular Analysis of Uropods in the Pathogen Entamoeba histolytica

J Marquay Markiewicz, S Syan, CC Hon… - PLoS neglected …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Exposure of Entamoeba histolytica to specific ligands induces cell polarization via the
activation of signalling pathways and cytoskeletal elements. The process leads to formation …

PI Kinase-EhGEF2-EhRho5 axis contributes to LPA stimulated macropinocytosis in Entamoeba histolytica

A Apte, M Manich, E Labruyère, S Datta - PLoS Pathogens, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan responsible for several pathologies in humans.
Trophozoites breach the intestinal site to enter the bloodstream and thus traverse to a …

Heterotrimeric G-protein Signaling Is Critical to Pathogenic Processes in Entamoeba histolytica

DE Bosch, AJ Kimple, RE Muller, PM Giguere… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Heterotrimeric G-protein signaling pathways are vital components of physiology, and many
are amenable to pharmacologic manipulation. Here, we identify functional heterotrimeric G …

EhFP10: A FYVE family GEF interacts with myosin IB to regulate cytoskeletal dynamics during endocytosis in Entamoeba histolytica

G Gautam, MS Ali, A Bhattacharya… - PLoS Pathogens, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Motility and phagocytosis are key processes that are involved in invasive amoebiasis
disease caused by intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Previous studies have reported …

A new nucleocytoplasmic RhoGAP protein contributes to control the pathogenicity of Entamoeba histolytica by regulating EhRacC and EhRacD activity

A Hernandez‐Flores, MJ Almaraz‐Barrera… - Cellular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Small GTPases are signalling molecules that regulate important cellular processes.
GTPases are deactivated by GTPase‐activating proteins (GAPs). While human GAPs have …