Interactions between trypanosomes and tsetse flies

Roditi, Isabel; Lehane, Michael (2008). Interactions between trypanosomes and tsetse flies. Current opinion in microbiology, 11(4), pp. 345-351. London: Current Biology Ltd. 10.1016/j.mib.2008.06.006

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African trypanosomes are insect-borne parasites that cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in domesticated animals. Successful transmission is the outcome of crosstalk between the trypanosome and its insect vector, the tsetse fly. This enables the parasite to undergo successive rounds of differentiation, proliferation and migration, culminating in the infection of a new mammalian host. Several stage- and species-specific parasite surface molecules have been identified and there are new insights into their regulation in the fly. Tsetse flies are often refractory to infection with trypanosomes. While many environmental and physiological factors are known to influence infection, our detailed understanding of tsetse-trypanosome relationships is still in its infancy. Recent studies have identified a number of tsetse genes that show altered expression patterns in response to microbial infections, some of which have also been implicated in modulating trypanosome transmission.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Cell Biology
UniBE Contributor:	Roditi, Isabel
ISSN:	1369-5274
Publisher:	Current Biology Ltd.
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 15:08
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:21
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.mib.2008.06.006
PubMed ID:	18621142
Web of Science ID:	000259018000009
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/30111 (FactScience: 171108)