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ReviewTrends in parasitology2020

Divergent Mitochondrial Ribosomes in Unicellular Parasitic Protozoans.

Swati Dass, Michael W Mather, Hangjun Ke

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Review in Trends in parasitology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A novelInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2026
    Article
  2. Unique Properties of Apicomplexan Mitochondria.Annual review of microbiology · 2023
    Review
  3. Ribosome Specialization in Protozoa Parasites.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
    Review
  4. Mitochondrial CaAntioxidants & redox signaling · 2022
    Review
  5. Identification and Validation ofMicroorganisms · 2022
    Article
  6. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Swati DassCenter for Molecular Parasitology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Michael W MatherCenter for Molecular Parasitology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Hangjun KeCenter for Molecular Parasitology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: hk84@drexel.eduhk84@drexel.edu.

Funding

ORGANELLE GENOMES OF MALARIAL PARASITESR01AI028398 · NIAID · MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY · PI AKHIL B VAIDYA · 1989 to 2026
$10.1M
Nonconventional mitochondrial ribosomes of malaria parasitesK22AI127702 · NIAID · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI KE, HANGJUN · 2017 to 2018
$270k
NIAID NIH HHS K22 AI127702NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI028398
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mitochondrion in parasitic protozoans is a clinically proven drug target. A specialized ribosome (mitoribosome) is required to translate genes encoded on the mitochondrial (mt) DNA. Despite the significance, little is known about mitoribosomes in many medically and economically important unicellular protozoans.

Indexed as

Genetic VariationMitochondrial RibosomesAnimalsEukaryotaGenome, MitochondrialGenome, ProtozoanParasitesmitochondrial ribosomemitochondrionmitoribosomePlasmodiumTrypanosoma

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PMID32191848
PMCPMC8094221

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