Comparative genomics: From genotype to disease phenotype in the leishmaniases
Recent progress in sequencing the genomes of several Leishmania species, causative agents of cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis, is revealing unusual features of potential relevance to parasite virulence and pathogenesis in the host. While the genomes of Leishmania major, Leishmania...
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author | Smith, Deborah F. Peacock, Christopher S. Cruz, Angela K. |
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description | Recent progress in sequencing the genomes of several Leishmania species, causative agents of cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis, is revealing unusual features of potential relevance to parasite virulence and pathogenesis in the host. While the genomes of Leishmania major, Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania infantum are highly similar in content and organisation, species-specific genes and mechanisms distinguish one from another. In particular, the presence of retrotransposons and the components of a putative RNA interference machinery in L. braziliensis suggest the potential for both greater diversity and more tractable experimentation in this Leishmania Viannia species. |
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spelling | pubmed-26963222009-06-15 Comparative genomics: From genotype to disease phenotype in the leishmaniases Smith, Deborah F. Peacock, Christopher S. Cruz, Angela K. Int J Parasitol Invited Review Recent progress in sequencing the genomes of several Leishmania species, causative agents of cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis, is revealing unusual features of potential relevance to parasite virulence and pathogenesis in the host. While the genomes of Leishmania major, Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania infantum are highly similar in content and organisation, species-specific genes and mechanisms distinguish one from another. In particular, the presence of retrotransposons and the components of a putative RNA interference machinery in L. braziliensis suggest the potential for both greater diversity and more tractable experimentation in this Leishmania Viannia species. Elsevier Science 2007-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2696322/ /pubmed/17645880 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.05.015 Text en © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Open Access under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) license |
spellingShingle | Invited Review Smith, Deborah F. Peacock, Christopher S. Cruz, Angela K. Comparative genomics: From genotype to disease phenotype in the leishmaniases |
title | Comparative genomics: From genotype to disease phenotype in the leishmaniases |
title_full | Comparative genomics: From genotype to disease phenotype in the leishmaniases |
title_fullStr | Comparative genomics: From genotype to disease phenotype in the leishmaniases |
title_full_unstemmed | Comparative genomics: From genotype to disease phenotype in the leishmaniases |
title_short | Comparative genomics: From genotype to disease phenotype in the leishmaniases |
title_sort | comparative genomics: from genotype to disease phenotype in the leishmaniases |
topic | Invited Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2696322/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17645880 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.05.015 |
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