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ReviewPLoS pathogens2023

A sticky situation: When trypanosomatids attach to insect tissues.

Megan L Povelones, Nikki A Holmes, Michael Povelones

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In one paragraph

Review in PLoS pathogens, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Identification of a conserved gene family with an essential role inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  9. Adhesion ofmSphere · 2024
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  11. Interaction ofMicroorganisms · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Megan L PovelonesDepartment of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-2612-6413
Nikki A HolmesDepartment of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Michael PovelonesDepartment of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Villanova University · US

Funding

Functional analysis of insect-specific adhesion in a model kinetoplastidR21AI154022 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI POVELONES, MEGAN, POVELONES, MICHAEL JOSEPH · 2020 to 2021
$460k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI154022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transmission of trypanosomatids to their mammalian hosts requires a complex series of developmental transitions in their insect vectors, including stable attachment to an insect tissue. While there are many ultrastructural descriptions of attached cells, we know little about the signaling events and molecular mechanisms involved in this process. Each trypanosomatid species attaches to a specific tissue in the insect at a particular stage of its life cycle. Attachment is mediated by the flagellum, which is modified to accommodate a filament-rich plaque within an expanded region of the flagellar membrane. Attachment immediately precedes differentiation to the mammal-infectious stage and in some cases a direct mechanistic link has been demonstrated. In this review, we summarize the current state of knowledge of trypanosomatid attachment in insects, including structure, function, signaling, candidate molecules, and changes in gene expression. We also highlight remaining questions about this process and how the field is poised to address them through modern approaches.

Indexed as

TrypanosomatinaAnimalsFlagellaInsectaMammals

Identifiers

PMID38128049
PMCPMC10734937
OpenAlexW4390062221

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