Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-25DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.004
Scott M Landfear
{"title":"Ties that bind us: Leishmania grasps the sandfly.","authors":"Scott M Landfear","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The enigmatic haptomonad forms of Leishmania parasites adhere to the sandfly stomodeal valve, damaging this feeding valve and promoting parasite transmission. Yanase et al. recently identified the first parasite proteins involved in adhesion and showed their essentiality in binding to and damaging the valve.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"962-963"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-09DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.003
Yukiko Miyazaki, Shinya Miyazaki
{"title":"Reporter parasite lines: valuable tools for the study of Plasmodium biology.","authors":"Yukiko Miyazaki, Shinya Miyazaki","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum causes the most severe form of malaria in endemic regions and is transmitted via mosquito bites. To better understand the biology of this deadly pathogen, a variety of P. falciparum reporter lines have been generated using transgenic approaches to express reporter proteins, such as fluorescent proteins and luciferases. This review discusses the advances in recently generated P. falciparum transgenic reporter lines, which will aid in the investigation of parasite physiology and the discovery of novel antimalarial drugs. Future prospects for the generation of new and superior human malaria parasite reporter lines are also discussed, and unresolved questions in malaria biology are highlighted to help boost support for the development and implementation of malaria treatments.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"1000-1015"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142401439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-07DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.006
Julie Sellau, Charlotte Sophie Hansen, Rosa Isela Gálvez, Lara Linnemann, Barbara Honecker, Hanna Lotter
{"title":"Immunological clues to sex differences in parasitic diseases.","authors":"Julie Sellau, Charlotte Sophie Hansen, Rosa Isela Gálvez, Lara Linnemann, Barbara Honecker, Hanna Lotter","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effect of sex on the prevalence and severity of parasitic diseases is an emerging area of research. Several factors underlie sex-based differences, including sociocultural influences that affect exposure to parasites, and physiological disparities linked to biological sex. Hence, human studies must be interpreted cautiously; however, studies conducted under controlled laboratory conditions are important to validate findings in humans. Such research can more effectively elucidate the role of sex-determining physiological factors (particularly their impact on immune responses), as well as the role of sex-specific differences in resistance to, or severity of, parasitic diseases. This review focuses on the overarching impact of biological sex variables on immunity. Both human and rodent experimental data are discussed, with a focus on selected protozoan and helminth infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"1029-1041"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142393656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.011
Augusto Simoes-Barbosa, Kathryn M McRae, Tania S Waghorn, Pavel Dolezal, Katherine S Ralston, Ivana Bilic, Robert P Hirt, Steven A Sullivan, Tomoyoshi Nozaki
{"title":"ICAP 2024: anaerobic protozoology in focus, a partnership with parasitology societies in the South Pacific.","authors":"Augusto Simoes-Barbosa, Kathryn M McRae, Tania S Waghorn, Pavel Dolezal, Katherine S Ralston, Ivana Bilic, Robert P Hirt, Steven A Sullivan, Tomoyoshi Nozaki","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"935-941"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-17DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2024.10.002
Auguste de Pennart, Pei-Hsuan Wu, Benjamin J Matthews
{"title":"Turning up the heat: infrared sensing during mosquito host-seeking.","authors":"Auguste de Pennart, Pei-Hsuan Wu, Benjamin J Matthews","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti uses multiple sensory systems to identify a blood-meal victim. Recent work by Chandel et al. identifies infrared radiation as a medium-distance cue acting through TrpA1 and two opsins to help target hosts, furthering our understanding of the multisensory hunting strategy used by mosquitoes on the prowl.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"954-955"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-19DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2024.10.005
Manoswini Dash, Prashant Kumar Mallick
{"title":"Microhaplotypes: the QR-code for Plasmodium vivax infection dynamics.","authors":"Manoswini Dash, Prashant Kumar Mallick","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.10.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.10.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An array of microhaplotypes - small segments of ≤200 nucleotides with heterozygous multiple-SNP exhibiting multiple allelic combinations - were identified in the Plasmodium vivax genome by Siegel et al. Interestingly, the microhaplotype has significant potential to distinguish relapse/reinfection and identify genetic relatedness across vivax-endemic areas. It is essential to validate the universal applicability of microhaplotypes.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"959-961"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-19DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.012
Storm B Martin, Anna Gonchar, Clarisse Louvard, Tyler J Achatz, Marliese Truter, Russell Q-Y Yong, Georgii Kremnev, Nicholas Q-X Wee, Jerusha Bennett, Berilin Duong, Maureen Duflot, Stefan Theisen
{"title":"Trematodes 2024: the inaugural international meeting for trematode researchers.","authors":"Storm B Martin, Anna Gonchar, Clarisse Louvard, Tyler J Achatz, Marliese Truter, Russell Q-Y Yong, Georgii Kremnev, Nicholas Q-X Wee, Jerusha Bennett, Berilin Duong, Maureen Duflot, Stefan Theisen","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"942-953"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-16DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.007
Ritwik Singhal, Isadora O Prata, Victoria A Bonnell, Manuel Llinás
{"title":"Unraveling the complexities of ApiAP2 regulation in Plasmodium falciparum.","authors":"Ritwik Singhal, Isadora O Prata, Victoria A Bonnell, Manuel Llinás","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The regulation of gene expression in Plasmodium spp., the causative agents of malaria, relies on precise transcriptional control. Malaria parasites encode a limited repertoire of sequence-specific transcriptional regulators dominated by the apicomplexan APETALA 2 (ApiAP2) protein family. ApiAP2 DNA-binding proteins play critical roles at all stages of the parasite life cycle. Recent studies have provided mechanistic insight into the functional roles of many ApiAP2 proteins. Two major areas that have advanced significantly are the identification of ApiAP2-containing protein complexes and the role of ApiAP2 proteins in malaria parasite sexual development. In this review, we present recent advances on the functional biology of ApiAP2 proteins and their role in regulating gene expression across the blood stages of the parasite life cycle.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"987-999"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-29DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.005
Nsa Dada, Victoria J Simpson, Lucas N Amenga-Etego, Eniyou Oriero, Olivo Miotto, Mili Estee Torok, Elijah O Juma, Nana Aba Williams, Shavanthi Rajatileka, Cristina V Ariani, Jaishree Raman, Deus S Ishengoma
{"title":"Towards integrated malaria molecular surveillance in Africa.","authors":"Nsa Dada, Victoria J Simpson, Lucas N Amenga-Etego, Eniyou Oriero, Olivo Miotto, Mili Estee Torok, Elijah O Juma, Nana Aba Williams, Shavanthi Rajatileka, Cristina V Ariani, Jaishree Raman, Deus S Ishengoma","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2024.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Integrated malaria molecular surveillance (iMMS) systems are essential for Africa's expanding malaria genomics initiatives. Here we highlight a few initiatives and demonstrate how iMMS can support evidence-based decisions and policies for National Malaria Programs and other malaria control stakeholders. We conclude with key considerations for advancing these malaria genomics initiatives towards sustainable iMMS.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"964-969"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142547692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}