Structure, mechanism, and dynamics of UDP-galactopyranose mutase

JJ Tanner, L Boechi, JA McCammon… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2014 - Elsevier
The flavoenzyme UDP-galactopyranose mutase (UGM) is a key enzyme in galactofuranose
biosynthesis. The enzyme catalyzes the 6-to-5 ring contraction of UDP-galactopyranose to …

Protein glycosylation in Leishmania spp.

SN Mule, JS Saad, LR Fernandes, BS Stolf… - Molecular …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein glycosylation is a co-and post-translational modification that, in Leishmania
parasites, plays key roles in vector–parasite–vertebrate host interaction. In the mammalian …

[HTML][HTML] The genome of the heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, reveals drug and vaccine targets

C Godel, S Kumar, G Koutsovoulos, P Ludin… - The FASEB …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The heartworm Dirofilaria immitis is an important parasite of dogs. Transmitted by
mosquitoes in warmer climatic zones, it is spreading across southern Europe and the …

Predicting the Proteins of Angomonas deanei, Strigomonas culicis and Their Respective Endosymbionts Reveals New Aspects of the Trypanosomatidae Family

MCM Motta, ACA Martins, SSA de Souza… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Endosymbiont-bearing trypanosomatids have been considered excellent models for the
study of cell evolution because the host protozoan co-evolves with an intracellular bacterium …

Trypanosoma cruzi surface mucins are involved in the attachment to the Triatoma infestans rectal ampoule

MM Cámara, V Balouz… - PLoS Neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease, is a protozoan parasite
transmitted to humans by blood-sucking triatomine vectors. However, and despite its utmost …

Targets and patented drugs for chemotherapy of Chagas disease in the last 15 years-period

V G. Duschak - Recent patents on anti-infective drug discovery, 2016 - benthamdirect.com
Background: The American trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, is a parasitic infection
typically spread by triatomine vectors affecting millions of people all over Latin America …

Discovery and genetic validation of chemotherapeutic targets for Chagas' disease

JF Osorio-Méndez, AM Cevallos - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
There is an urgent need to develop new treatments for Chagas' disease. To identify drug
targets, it is important to understand the basic biology of Trypanosoma cruzi, in particular …

Stage-specific differential gene expression in Leishmania infantum: from the foregut of Phlebotomus perniciosus to the human phagocyte

PJ Alcolea, A Alonso, MJ Gómez, M Postigo, R Molina… - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background Leishmania infantum is the etiological agent of zoonotical visceral
leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean basin. A recent outbreak in humans has been recently …

Identification of novel inhibitors against UDP‐galactopyranose mutase to combat leishmaniasis

M Kashif, S Tabrez, A Husein, M Arish… - Journal of Cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Leishmania, a protozoan parasite that causes leishmaniasis, affects 1‐2 million people
every year worldwide. Leishmaniasis is a vector born disease and characterized by a …

Noncanonical reactions of flavoenzymes

P Sobrado - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2012 - mdpi.com
Enzymes containing flavin cofactors are predominantly involved in redox reactions in
numerous cellular processes where the protein environment modulates the chemical …