Tag: immune evasion

TWiP 218: Malaria parasite evades mosquito

June 29, 2023
Tagged as: glutaminyl cyclase, immune evasion, malaria, mosquito, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium

TWiP solves two cases this week, the Man with Issues after COVID-19, and the Man with Left Arm Weakness, then describe how the malaria parasite evades mosquito immunity by glutaminyl cyclase–mediated posttranslational protein modification.

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TWiP 48: A parasitic cloaking device

December 22, 2012
Tagged as: immune evasion, parasite, parasitism, schistosome, tetraspanin, vaccine

Vincent, Dickson, and Yosef discuss tetraspanins on the surface of schistosomes as vaccine candidates and immune evasion proteins.

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TWiP 32: Evasive trypanosomes and schistosomes

November 8, 2011
Tagged as: cruzain, immune evasion, nfkappab, parasite, parasitism, protease, schistosome, tetraspanin, trypanosome

Vincent and Dickson discuss immune evasion by the cruzain protease of T. cruzi, and novel tetraspanin antigens of S. japonicum.

Tag: immune evasion

TWiP 218: Malaria parasite evades mosquito

TWiP 48: A parasitic cloaking device

TWiP 32: Evasive trypanosomes and schistosomes

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