Abstract
The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei is the causative agent of African sleeping sickness and the wasting disease, nagana, in cattle. The parasite is transmitted to the mammalian host by the bite of a tsetse fly. These parasites lack transcriptional regulation, and their gene expression is mainly regulated post-transcriptionally. Changes in the transcriptome and proteome suggest that mRNA stability and translation regulation operate to control cycling between the hosts. The review discusses the small RNome of T. brucei, and the potential involvement of these molecules in shaping the adaptation of the parasites to their hosts.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 146-152 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Microbiology |
| Volume | 20 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2014 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
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