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 …
genetic diversity, along with eco-epidemiological complexity. In order to facilitate …
[HTML][HTML] The translational challenge in Chagas disease drug development
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi. There is an urgent need for safe, effective, and accessible new …
Trypanosoma cruzi. There is an urgent need for safe, effective, and accessible new …
Genome-wide chromatin interaction map for Trypanosoma cruzi
F Díaz-Viraqué, ML Chiribao, MG Libisch… - Nature Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Trypanosomes are eukaryotic, unicellular parasites, such as Trypanosoma brucei, which
causes sleeping sickness, and Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease …
causes sleeping sickness, and Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease …
Strain-specific genome evolution in Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease
The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi almost invariably establishes life-long infections in
humans and other mammals, despite the development of potent host immune responses …
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 …
structure. They are able to make very high-quality predictions given a high-quality alignment …
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 …
Although its first genome dates from 2005, its complexity hindered a complete assembly and …
Klumpy: A tool to evaluate the integrity of long‐read genome assemblies and illusive sequence motifs
G Madrigal, BF Minhas… - Molecular ecology …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The improvement and decreasing costs of third‐generation sequencing technologies has
widened the scope of biological questions researchers can address with de novo genome …
widened the scope of biological questions researchers can address with de novo genome …
Long-read assembly and comparative evidence-based reanalysis of Cryptosporidium genome sequences reveal expanded transporter repertoire and duplication of …
Cryptosporidiosis is a leading cause of waterborne diarrheal disease globally and an
important contributor to mortality in infants and the immunosuppressed. Despite its …
important contributor to mortality in infants and the immunosuppressed. Despite its …
Fifteen Years after the Definition of Trypanosoma cruzi DTUs: What Have We Learned?
B Zingales, AM Macedo - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan causative of Chagas disease (ChD), exhibits striking
genetic and phenotypic intraspecific diversity, along with ecoepidemiological complexity …
genetic and phenotypic intraspecific diversity, along with ecoepidemiological complexity …
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 …
disease, currently treated with Nifurtimox (NFX) and Benznidazole (BZ). In addition to high …