Small RNAs and extracellular vesicles: New mechanisms of cross-species communication and innovative tools for disease control

Q Cai, B He, A Weiberg, AH Buck, H Jin - PLoS pathogens, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Small RNA (sRNA)-mediated RNA interference (RNAi) is a conserved regulatory
mechanism for gene expression throughout the domain Eukarya. Recent studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Helminth parasites and immune regulation

PH Gazzinelli-Guimaraes, TB Nutman - F1000Research, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Helminth parasites are complex metazoans that belong to different taxonomic families but
that collectively share the capacity to downregulate the host immune response directed …

[HTML][HTML] The protein and microRNA cargo of extracellular vesicles from parasitic helminths–current status and research priorities

J Sotillo, MW Robinson, MJ Kimber, M Cucher… - International journal for …, 2020 - Elsevier
Helminth parasites have a remarkable ability to persist within their mammalian hosts, which
is largely due to their secretion of molecules with immunomodulatory properties. Although …

Harnessing helminth-driven immunoregulation in the search for novel therapeutic modalities

SM Ryan, RM Eichenberger, R Ruscher… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Parasitic helminths have coevolved with humans over millennia, intricately refining and
developing an array of mechanisms to suppress or skew the host's immune system, thereby …

Schistosoma japonicum extracellular vesicle miRNA cargo regulates host macrophage functions facilitating parasitism

J Liu, L Zhu, J Wang, L Qiu, Y Chen, RE Davis… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Schistosome infection persists for decades. Parasites are in close contact with host
peripheral blood immune cells, yet little is known about the regulatory interactions between …

Cross-kingdom RNA trafficking and environmental RNAi for powerful innovative pre-and post-harvest plant protection

M Wang, N Thomas, H Jin - Current opinion in plant biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Small RNAs can transfer from pathogens or parasites into their interacting
hosts.•Plant and animal hosts can deliver small RNAs into interacting pathogens and …

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus intergenic siRNAs target a host long noncoding RNA to modulate disease symptoms

Y Yang, T Liu, D Shen, J Wang, X Ling, Z Hu… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and its related begomoviruses cause fast-spreading
diseases in tomato worldwide. How this virus induces diseases remains largely unclear …

Profiling extracellular vesicle release by the filarial nematode Brugia malayi reveals sex-specific differences in cargo and a sensitivity to ivermectin

H Harischandra, W Yuan, HJ Loghry… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The filarial nematode Brugia malayi is an etiological agent of Lymphatic Filariasis. The
capability of B. malayi and other parasitic nematodes to modulate host biology is recognized …

Extracellular vesicles from Echinococcus granulosus larval stage: Isolation, characterization and uptake by dendritic cells

MC Nicolao, C Rodriguez Rodrigues… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The secretion of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in helminth parasites is a constitutive
mechanism that promotes survival by improving their colonization and adaptation in the host …

The importance of extracellular vesicle purification for downstream analysis: A comparison of differential centrifugation and size exclusion chromatography for …

CN Davis, H Phillips, JJ Tomes, MT Swain… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Robust protocols for the isolation of extracellular vesicles (EVs) from the rest of
their excretory-secretory products are necessary for downstream studies and application …