Insights into the functional biology of schistosomes

Anthony Walker

doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-203

Insights into the functional biology of schistosomes

Anthony Walker

Kingston University

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The need to discover new treatments for human schistosomiasis has been an important driver for molecular research on schistosomes, a major breakthrough being the publication of the Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum genomes in 2009. This 'Primer' considers recent advances in the understanding of schistosome biology by providing a snapshot of selected areas of contemporary functional schistosome research, including that on the genome, the tegument, cell signalling and developmental biology, offering biologists a valuable insight into the life of these fascinating parasites at the basic and molecular level.

Original language	English
Journal	Parasites & Vectors
Volume	4
Issue number	203
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-203
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Biological sciences
Japonicum tegument
discovery
gene
genome
helminth parasite
kinase
mansoni
proteins
proteomic analysis
surface

Access to Document

10.1186/1756-3305-4-203

Walker-A-J-21390Final published version, 643 KBLicence: CC BY

http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-203

Cite this

@article{f293b0ef82b04c7aada0927b00e828e6,

title = "Insights into the functional biology of schistosomes",

abstract = "ABSTRACT: The need to discover new treatments for human schistosomiasis has been an important driver for molecular research on schistosomes, a major breakthrough being the publication of the Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum genomes in 2009. This 'Primer' considers recent advances in the understanding of schistosome biology by providing a snapshot of selected areas of contemporary functional schistosome research, including that on the genome, the tegument, cell signalling and developmental biology, offering biologists a valuable insight into the life of these fascinating parasites at the basic and molecular level.",

keywords = "Biological sciences, Japonicum tegument, discovery, gene, genome, helminth parasite, kinase, mansoni, proteins, proteomic analysis, surface",

author = "Anthony Walker",

year = "2011",

doi = "10.1186/1756-3305-4-203",

language = "English",

volume = "4",

journal = "Parasites \& Vectors",

issn = "1756-3305",

publisher = "BioMed Central Ltd",

number = "203",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Insights into the functional biology of schistosomes

AU - Walker, Anthony

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - ABSTRACT: The need to discover new treatments for human schistosomiasis has been an important driver for molecular research on schistosomes, a major breakthrough being the publication of the Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum genomes in 2009. This 'Primer' considers recent advances in the understanding of schistosome biology by providing a snapshot of selected areas of contemporary functional schistosome research, including that on the genome, the tegument, cell signalling and developmental biology, offering biologists a valuable insight into the life of these fascinating parasites at the basic and molecular level.

AB - ABSTRACT: The need to discover new treatments for human schistosomiasis has been an important driver for molecular research on schistosomes, a major breakthrough being the publication of the Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum genomes in 2009. This 'Primer' considers recent advances in the understanding of schistosome biology by providing a snapshot of selected areas of contemporary functional schistosome research, including that on the genome, the tegument, cell signalling and developmental biology, offering biologists a valuable insight into the life of these fascinating parasites at the basic and molecular level.

KW - Biological sciences

KW - Japonicum tegument

KW - discovery

KW - gene

KW - genome

KW - helminth parasite

KW - kinase

KW - mansoni

KW - proteins

KW - proteomic analysis

KW - surface

UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22013990

U2 - 10.1186/1756-3305-4-203

DO - 10.1186/1756-3305-4-203

M3 - Article

C2 - 22013990

SN - 1756-3305

VL - 4

JO - Parasites & Vectors

JF - Parasites & Vectors

IS - 203

ER -

Insights into the functional biology of schistosomes

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this