African trypanosome

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Related to African trypanosome: Human African trypanosomiasis, West African trypanosomiasis

African trypanosome

Any of various trypanosomes of sub-Saharan Africa that are transmitted by tsetse flies and cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock.

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African trypanosome antigens recognized during the course of infection in N'Dama and Zebu cattle.

Respuesta inmunitaria de ovinos (Ovis aries) frente a dos aislados Venezolanos de Trypanosoma vivax

Obado et al., "High-throughput phenotyping using parallel sequencing of RNA interference targets in the African trypanosome," Genome Research, vol.

Investigating the chaperone properties of a novel heat shock protein, Hsp70.c, from Trypanosoma brucei

Mitochondrial transcript maturation in African trypanosomes and other kinetoplastid organisms requires RNA editing in order to generate functional mRNAs.

The 2D Structure of the T. brucei Preedited RPS12 mRNA Is Not Affected by Macromolecular Crowding

Hybrid formation between African trypanosomes during cyclical transmission.

Genetic analysis of clinical isolates of Leishmania major from Isfahan, Iran

Thus, this is a plausible approach for developing new drugs and/or vaccines targeting [[Ca.sup.2+.+]] homeostasis in African trypanosomes. This study was supported by the Minority Biomedical Research Support Program, NIH-NIGM-MBRS/RISE (GM58268), at Morehouse School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, NIH-RCMI (RR033062).

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Use of identical images to illustrate East African and West African trypanosomes is unacceptable.

Cases in Human Parasitology

African trypanosomes are highly reliant on antigenic variation for their longterm survival - the process is so successful that trypanosomes can infect their host for many months and in some cases years.

Control of gene expression in trypanosomes: Defining the nuclear lamina

vivax is substantially different than that of T brucei and very likely different from those of other African trypanosomes [9].

Proteinas inmunorreactivas de Trypanosoma vivax

The chemotherapy of African trypanosomes is beset with several problems; these include limited repertoire of trypanocides, resistance to drugs, and toxicity to a protracted treatment protocol [5-7].

In vitro effect of aqueous extract and fraction IV portion of Ximenia americana stem bark on Trypanosoma congolense DNA

New approach to screening drugs for activity against African trypanosomes. Nature 265, 270-271.

Antitrypanosomal compounds from the essential oil and extracts of keetia leucantha leaves with inhibitor activity on trypanosoma brucei glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

Rudenko, "African trypanosomes: the genome and adaptations for immune evasion," Essays in Biochemistry, vol.

The emerging role of complement lectin pathway in trypanosomatids: molecular bases in activation, genetic deficiencies, susceptibility to infection, and complement system-based therapeutics

Release of the variant surface antigens of African trypanosomes, agents of a reemerging infectious disease in sub-Saharan Africa, occurs not only by proteolysis but also by glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchor hydrolysis through a phospholipase present in the parasite surface.