Trypanosoma cruzi genetic diversity: impact on transmission cycles and Chagas disease

B Zingales, DC Bartholomeu - Memórias do instituto oswaldo cruz, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease (ChD), exhibits remarkable biological and
genetic diversity, along with eco-epidemiological complexity. In order to facilitate …

Trypanosoma Cruzi Genome: Organization, Multi-Gene Families, Transcription, and Biological Implications

A Herreros-Cabello, F Callejas-Hernández, N Gironès… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi affects millions of people.
Although its first genome dates from 2005, its complexity hindered a complete assembly and …

Strain-specific genome evolution in Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease

W Wang, D Peng, RP Baptista, Y Li, JC Kissinger… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi almost invariably establishes life-long infections in
humans and other mammals, despite the development of potent host immune responses …

A resource for improved predictions of Trypanosoma and Leishmania protein three-dimensional structure

RJ Wheeler - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
AlphaFold2 and RoseTTAfold represent a transformative advance for predicting protein
structure. They are able to make very high-quality predictions given a high-quality alignment …

Disruption of multiple copies of the Prostaglandin F2alpha synthase gene affects oxidative stress response and infectivity in Trypanosoma cruzi

AMM Santi, JM Ribeiro, JL Reis-Cunha… - PLoS neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is a serious chronic parasitic
disease, currently treated with Nifurtimox (NFX) and Benznidazole (BZ). In addition to high …

Assessing Trypanosoma cruzi Parasite Diversity through Comparative Genomics: Implications for Disease Epidemiology and Diagnostics

A Majeau, L Murphy, C Herrera, E Dumonteil - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease is an important vector-borne neglected tropical disease that causes great
health and economic losses. The etiological agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, is a protozoan …

Molecular and clinical aspects of chronic manifestations in Chagas disease: a state-of-the-art review

GJ Medina-Rincón, S Gallo-Bernal, PA Jiménez… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic manifestations of Chagas disease present as disabling and life-threatening
conditions affecting mainly the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems. Although …

Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: A Review About the Interactions Between the Parasite, the Placenta, the Maternal and the Fetal/Neonatal Immune …

U Kemmerling, A Osuna, AG Schijman… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Chagas disease (CD), caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is considered
a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization. Congenital transmission of …

Nanopore Sequencing Significantly Improves Genome Assembly of the Protozoan Parasite Trypanosoma cruzi

F Díaz-Viraqué, S Pita, G Greif… - Genome biology and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Chagas disease was described by Carlos Chagas, who first identified the parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi from a 2-year-old girl called Berenice. Many T. cruzi sequencing projects …

Trypanosoma cruzi trans-Sialidase as a Potential Vaccine Target Against Chagas Disease

KM da Costa, L Marques da Fonseca… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chagas' disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, described in the early 20th
century by the Brazilian physician Dr. Carlos Chagas. There was a great amount of research …