The present review addresses basic aspects of the biology of the pathogenic protozoa
Trypanosoma cruzi and some comparative information of Trypanosoma brucei. Like …

Eating is fundamental and from this basic principle, living organisms have evolved
innumerable strategies to capture energy and nutrients from their environment. As part of the …

Benznidazole, a poorly soluble in water drug, is the first-line medication for the treatment of
Chagas disease, but long treatment periods at high dosages cause several adverse effects …

Trypanosoma cruzi, a heme auxotrophic parasite, can control intracellular heme content by
modulating heme responsive gene (Tc HRG) expression when a free heme source is added …

Phytomyxea are intracellular biotrophic parasites infecting plants and stramenopiles,
including the agriculturally impactful Plasmodiophora brassicae and the brown seaweed …

Throughout its complex life cycle, the uniflagellate parasitic protist, Trypanosoma cruzi,
adapts to different host environments by transitioning between elongated motile extracellular …

Trypanosoma cruzi proliferative forms perform endocytosis through a specialized structure
named the cytostome-cytopharynx complex (SPC). The SPC is a specialized invagination of …

Endocytosis in Trypanosoma cruzi is mainly performed through a specialised membrane
domain called cytostome‐cytopharynx complex. Its ultrastructure and dynamics in …

Of the pathogenic trypanosomatids, Trypanosoma cruzi alone retains an ancient feeding
apparatus known as the cyto s tome-cyto p harynx c omplex (SPC) that it uses as its primary …

Trypanosoma cruzi is the agent of Chagas disease with a high prevalence in Latin America.
This protozoan presents a complex life cycle in the invertebrate (hematophagous …