The TWiP-tastic peeps solve the case of the Thai Man Coughing Up Blood, and reveal potential therapies for trypanosomiasis that are inhibitors of protein import into glycosomes.
TWiP 85: Channeling tryps
- March 14, 2015
- Tagged as: ApoL1, channel, crawfish, endocytosis, paragonimiasis, parasite, parasitism, pH, trypanolytic factor, trypanosome
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel explain how trypanolytic factor forms membrane channels to lyse trypanosomes, and present a new case study.
Christina Naula, Ph.D.
Dickson D.
Despommier, Ph.D.
Daniel Griffin, M.D.,
Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D.