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2004 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review the genomics of parasitic flatworms in a recent issue of the International Journal for Parasitology.
According to researchers in Australia, "Although we live in what is often touted as the 'post-genomic era,' this term is hardly appropriate when we consider the paucity of knowledge of the genomic biology of parasitic flatworms. The situation is, however, changing-at least for two species of Schistosoma."
"Recent transcriptome analysis of Schistosoma mansoni and of Schistosoma japonicum has identified novel genes and genes not previously reported for schistosomes, as well as the identification of the molecular mechanisms for host-dependent maturation, immune evasion, development, signaling, and sexual dimorphism," reported Donald P. McManus and collaborators at the University of Queensland and James Cook University. "The analyses also identify potential vaccine candidates and drug targets. Here, the current state of knowledge is reviewed for mitochondrial and nuclear genomes of parasitic flatworms. We ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Genomics of parasitic flatworms reviewed.