Fifty years of the schistosome tegument: discoveries, controversies, and outstanding questions

RA Wilson, MK Jones - International Journal for Parasitology, 2021 - Elsevier
The unique multilaminate appearance of the tegument surface of schistosomes was first
described in 1973, in one of the earliest volumes of the International Journal for …

Annexins as overlooked regulators of membrane trafficking in plant cells

D Konopka-Postupolska, G Clark - International Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Annexins are an evolutionary conserved superfamily of proteins able to bind membrane
phospholipids in a calcium-dependent manner. Their physiological roles are still being …

[HTML][HTML] The salmon louse genome: Copepod features and parasitic adaptations

R Skern-Mauritzen, K Malde, C Eichner, M Dondrup… - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
Copepods encompass numerous ecological roles including parasites, detrivores and
phytoplankton grazers. Nonetheless, copepod genome assemblies remain scarce …

Annexin A1, A2, A5, and A6 involvement in human pathologies

LP de Souza Ferreira, RA da Silva… - Proteins: Structure …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The human genome codes for 12 annexins with highly homologous membrane‐binding
cores and unique amino termini, which endow each protein with its specific biological …

[HTML][HTML] Stage-specific transcriptomic analysis of the model cestode Hymenolepis microstoma

M Preza, J Calvelo, M Langleib, F Hoffmann, E Castillo… - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
Most parasitic flatworms go through different life stages with important physiological and
morphological changes. In this work, we used a transcriptomic approach to analyze the main …

Therapeutic potential of annexin A1 modulation in kidney and cardiovascular disorders

MS Mozaffari - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Renal and cardiovascular disorders are very prevalent and associated with significant
morbidity and mortality. Among diverse pathogenic mechanisms, the dysregulation of …

GhANN1 modulates the salinity tolerance by regulating ABA biosynthesis, ion homeostasis and phenylpropanoid pathway in cotton

D Zhang, J Li, X Niu, C Deng, X Song, W Li… - Environmental and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil salinity is a major environmental stressor and seriously affects cotton yield and quality.
ANNEXINs (ANNs) are a family of calcium-dependent membrane binding proteins, which …

[HTML][HTML] The most prominent modulated annexins during parasitic infections

S Rashidi, R Mansouri, M Ali-Hassanzadeh, A Muro… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Annexins (ANXs) exert different functions in cell biological and pathological processes and
are thus known as double or multi-faceted proteins. These sophisticated proteins might …

High-quality Schistosoma haematobium genome achieved by single-molecule and long-range sequencing

AJ Stroehlein, PK Korhonen, TM Chong, YL Lim… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Schistosoma haematobium causes urogenital schistosomiasis, a neglected
tropical disease affecting> 100 million people worldwide. Chronic infection with this parasitic …

Subtelomeric plasticity contributes to gene family expansion in the human parasitic flatworm Schistosoma mansoni

T Brann, A Beltramini, C Chaparro, M Berriman… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background The genomic region that lies between the telomere and chromosome body,
termed the subtelomere, is heterochromatic, repeat-rich, and frequently undergoes …