The potentially lethal zoonotic diseases alveolar and cystic echinococcosis are caused by
the metacestode larval stages of the tapeworms Echinococcus multilocularis and …

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 …

Members of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily play pivotal roles in
development in multicellular organisms. We report the functional characterization of the …

Schistosomiasis, caused mainly by Schistosoma japonicum, S. mansoni, and S.
hematobium, remains one of the most prevalent and serious parasitic diseases worldwide …

BACKGROUND Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), zinc finger homeodomain‐2 (zfh‐
2), Abdominal‐A (Abd‐A), and Abdominal‐B (Abd‐B) regulate the growth and development …

Background The metacestode of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis is the causative
agent of alveolar echinococcosis, a lethal zoonosis. Infections are initiated through …

The signal transduction protein SmTK4 from Schistosoma mansoni belongs to the family of
Syk kinases. In vertebrates, Syk kinases are known to play specialized roles in signaling …

Background Among more than 20,000 species of hermaphroditic trematodes,
Schistosomatidae are unusual since they have evolved gonochorism. In schistosomes, sex …

Among the topics of considerable interest concerning our understanding of the unusual
biology of schistosomes is the sexual maturation of the female. The identification of genes …

Totipotent somatic stem cells (neoblasts) are key players in the biology of flatworms and
account for their amazing regenerative capability and developmental plasticity. During …