Insights into the functional biology of schistosomes.
The need to discover new treatments for human schistosomiasis has been an important driver for molecular research on schistosomes, a major breakthrough being the publication of the Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum genomes in 2009. This 'Primer' considers recent advances in the understanding of schistosome biology by providing a snapshot of selected areas of contemporary functional schistosome research, including that on the genome, the tegument, cell signalling and developmental biology, offering biologists a valuable insight into the life of these fascinating parasites at the basic and molecular level.
School of Life Sciences, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT12EE, UK. t.walker@kingston.ac.uk
Anthony John
AJ
Walker
D000818:Animals; D049751:Genome, Helminth; D006801:Humans; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D015398:Signal Transduction