[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary origins and specialisation of membrane transport

JB Dacks, MC Field - Current opinion in cell biology, 2018 - Elsevier
From unicellular protists to the largest megafauna and flora, all eukaryotes depend upon the
organelles and processes of the intracellular membrane trafficking system. Well-defined …

Target identification and intervention strategies against amebiasis

S Nagaraja, S Ankri - Drug Resistance Updates, 2019 - Elsevier
Entamoeba histolytica is the etiological agent of amebiasis, which is an endemic parasitic
disease in developing countries and is the cause of approximately 70,000 deaths annually …

Rab GTPases take centre stage in understanding Entamoeba histolytica biology

K Verma, VK Srivastava, S Datta - Small GTPases, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Rab GTPases constitute the largest subgroup in the Ras superfamily of GTPases. It is well
established that different Rab GTPases are localized in discrete subcellular localization and …

Recent progresses in amebiasis

A Debnath, MA Rodriguez, S Ankri - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this research topic is to provide an overview of our current knowledge on
amebiasis. This major neglected tropical disease which is transmitted by the unicellular …

Encystation and Stress Responses under the Control of Ubiquitin-like Proteins in Pathogenic Amoebae

A Samba-Louaka, E Labruyère, M Matondo… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amoebae found in aquatic and terrestrial environments encompass various pathogenic
species, including the parasite Entamoeba histolytica and the free-living Acanthamoeba …

Discrimination Experiments in Entamoeba and Evidence from Other Protists Suggest Pathogenic Amebas Cooperate with Kin to Colonize Hosts and Deter Rivals

A Espinosa, G Paz‐y‐Miño‐C - Journal of Eukaryotic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Entamoeba histolytica is one of the least understood protists in terms of taxa, clone, and kin
discrimination/recognition ability. However, the capacity to tell apart same or self (clone/kin) …

Proteomic and Functional Analysis of the Effects of Quinoxaline Derivatives on Entamoeba histolytica

RG Avila-Bonilla, Á López-Sandoval… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Quinoxalines are heterocyclic compounds that contain a benzene ring and a pyrazine ring.
The oxidation of both nitrogen of the pyrazine ring results in quinoxaline derivatives (QdNO) …

Plasma membrane damage repair is mediated by an acid sphingomyelinase in Entamoeba histolytica

F Ramírez-Montiel, C Mendoza-Macías… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Entamoeba histolytica is a pathogen that during its infective process confronts the host
defenses, which damages the amoebic plasma membrane (PM), resulting in the loss of …

Golgi apparatus components in Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar after monensin treatment

D Talamás‐Lara, K Acosta‐Virgen… - Microscopy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Highly dynamic ribosomes, glycogen granules, thinly fibrillar material, and multiple
membrane‐bound vesicles are embedded in the matrix‐rich cytoplasm of Entamoeba spp …

Molecular Dissection of Phagocytosis by Proteomic Analysis in Entamoeba histolytica

N Watanabe, K Nakada-Tsukui, T Nozaki - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Entamoeba histolytica is the enteric protozoan parasite responsible for amebiasis.
Trophozoites of E. histolytica ingest human cells in the intestine and other organs, which is …