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ReviewIUBMB life2015

Flagellar membrane proteins in kinetoplastid parasites.

Scott M Landfear, Khoa D Tran, Marco A Sanchez

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Review in IUBMB life, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Isolation of Leishmania Promastigote Flagella.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Scott M LandfearDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.
Khoa D TranDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.
Marco A SanchezDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.

Funding

STAGE-SPECIFIC GENES IN LEISHMANIA ENRIETTIIR01AI025920 · NIAID · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI LANDFEAR, SCOTT M · 1988 to 2010
$3.8M
The Role of the Kharon Complex in Leishmania VirulenceR21AI114822 · NIAID · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI LANDFEAR, SCOTT M · 2015 to 2016
$424k
Flagellar targeting and sensory function of a glucose transporter in L. mexicana.F32AI096854 · NIAID · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI TRAN, KHOA DANG · 2013 to 2015
$135k
NIAID NIH HHS 1F32AI096854NIAID NIH HHS F32 AI096854NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI025920NIAID NIH HHS R01AI25920NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI114822NIAID NIH HHS R21AI114822
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

All kinetoplastid parasites, including protozoa such as Leishmania species, Trypanosoma brucei, and Trypanosoma cruzi that cause devastating diseases in humans and animals, are flagellated throughout their life cycles. Although flagella were originally thought of primarily as motility organelles, flagellar functions in other critical processes, especially in sensing and signal transduction, have become more fully appreciated in the recent past. The flagellar membrane is a highly specialized subdomain of the surface membrane, and flagellar membrane proteins are likely to be critical components for all the biologically important roles of flagella. In this review, we summarize recent discoveries relevant to flagellar membrane proteins in these parasites, including the identification of such proteins, investigation of their biological functions, and mechanisms of selective trafficking to the flagellar membrane. Prospects for future investigations and current unsolved problems are highlighted.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell MembraneFlagellaHumansKinetoplastidaMembrane ProteinsParasitesProtozoan ProteinsMembrane ProteinsProtozoan Proteinschannelsenvironmental sensingflagellar membranekinetoplastid parasitesreceptorssubcellular targetingtransporters

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PMID26599841
PMCPMC4662044

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