Search Results - "Saura, Andreu"
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The 29-nucleotide deletion in SARS-CoV: truncated versions of ORF8 are under purifying selection
Published in BMC genomics (10-07-2023)“…Accessory proteins have diverse roles in coronavirus pathobiology. One of them in SARS-CoV (the causative agent of the severe acute respiratory syndrome…”
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Properties and Mechanisms of Deletions, Insertions, and Substitutions in the Evolutionary History of SARS-CoV-2
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-04-2024)“…SARS-CoV-2 has accumulated many mutations since its emergence in late 2019. Nucleotide substitutions leading to amino acid replacements constitute the primary…”
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Depolymerization of SUMO chains induces slender to stumpy differentiation in T. brucei bloodstream parasites
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-04-2024)“…Trypanosoma brucei are protozoan parasites that cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in cattle. Inside the mammalian host, a quorum sensing-like…”
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Phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Phlebotominae) diversity in the foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Surxondaryo Region of Uzbekistan: 50 years on
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-03-2024)“…In Uzbekistan, the number of reported leishmaniasis cases is rising at the alarming rate. In this work, we studied the phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera:…”
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Leishmania guyanensis M4147 as a new LRV1-bearing model parasite: Phosphatidate phosphatase 2-like protein controls cell cycle progression and intracellular lipid content
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (24-06-2022)“…Leishmaniasis is a parasitic vector-borne disease caused by the protistan flagellates of the genus Leishmania. Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis is one of the…”
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Deletions across the SARS-CoV-2 Genome: Molecular Mechanisms and Putative Functional Consequences of Deletions in Accessory Genes
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (16-01-2023)“…The analysis of deletions may reveal evolutionary trends and provide new insight into the surprising variability and rapidly spreading capability that…”
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Elimination of LRVs Elicits Different Responses in Leishmania spp
Published in mSphere (31-08-2022)“…Leishmaniaviruses (LRVs) have been demonstrated to enhance progression of leishmaniasis, a vector-transmitted disease with a wide range of clinical…”
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Catalase impairs Leishmania mexicana development and virulence
Published in Virulence (01-12-2021)“…Catalase is one of the most abundant enzymes on Earth. It decomposes hydrogen peroxide, thus protecting cells from dangerous reactive oxygen species. The…”
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DNA Methylation, Deamination, and Translesion Synthesis Combine to Generate Footprint Mutations in Cancer Driver Genes in B-Cell Derived Lymphomas and Other Cancers
Published in Frontiers in genetics (19-05-2021)“…Cancer genomes harbor numerous genomic alterations and many cancers accumulate thousands of nucleotide sequence variations. A prominent fraction of these…”
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A neo-functionalized homolog of host transmembrane protein controls localization of bacterial endosymbionts in the trypanosomatid Novymonas esmeraldas
Published in Current biology (10-07-2023)“…The stability of endosymbiotic associations between eukaryotes and bacteria depends on a reliable mechanism ensuring vertical inheritance of the latter. Here,…”
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Intricate balance of dually-localized catalase modulates infectivity of Leptomonas seymouri (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae)
Published in International journal for parasitology (01-07-2024)“…[Display omitted] •Catalase in Leptomonas seymouri is present in the cytoplasm and a subset of glycosomes.•Cytoplasmic retention of L. seymouri catalase is…”
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Pharmacophore Identification and Structure–Activity Relationship Analysis of a Series of Substituted Azaindoles as Inhibitors of Trypanosoma brucei
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (22-08-2024)“…Human African trypanosomiasis is among the World Health Organization’s designated neglected tropical diseases. Repurposing strategies are often employed in…”
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A New Model Trypanosomatid, Novymonas esmeraldas : Genomic Perception of Its " Candidatus Pandoraea novymonadis" Endosymbiont
Published in mBio (31-08-2021)“…The closest relative of human pathogen , the trypanosomatid , harbors a bacterial endosymbiont " Pandoraea novymonadis." Based on genomic data, we performed a…”
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SUMOylated SNF2PH promotes variant surface glycoprotein expression in bloodstream trypanosomes
Published in EMBO reports (05-12-2019)“…SUMOylation is a post‐translational modification that positively regulates monoallelic expression of the trypanosome variant surface glycoprotein (VSG). The…”
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Lead Optimization of 3,5-Disubstituted-7-Azaindoles for the Treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (08-07-2021)“…Neglected tropical diseases such as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) are prevalent primarily in tropical climates and among populations living in poverty…”
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A New Model Trypanosomatid, italic toggle="yes">Novymonas esmeraldas /italic>: Genomic Perception of Its “ italic toggle="yes">Candidatus /italic> Pandoraea novymonadis” Endosymbiont
Published in mBio (01-08-2021)“…ABSTRACT The closest relative of human pathogen Leishmania, the trypanosomatid Novymonas esmeraldas, harbors a bacterial endosymbiont “Candidatus Pandoraea…”
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Functional and evolutionary analysis of DXL1, a non-essential gene encoding a 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase like protein in Arabidopsis thaliana
Published in Gene (15-07-2013)“…The synthesis of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP), catalyzed by the enzyme DXP synthase (DXS), represents a key regulatory step of the…”
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Effect of viruses on marine stramenopile (MAST) communities in an oligotrophic coastal marine system
Published in Journal of plankton research (01-11-2011)“…Viruses are the most abundant biological entities in aquatic systems, infecting from bacteria to mammals. However, there has been little study so far on their…”
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