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Comparative genomics of the major parasitic worms

Coghlan, A; Tyagi, R; Cotton, JA; Holroyd, N; Rosa, BA; Tsai, IJ; Laetsch, DR; Beech, RN; Day, TA; Hallsworth-Pepin, K; et al. Coghlan, A; Tyagi, R; Cotton, JA; Holroyd, N; Rosa, BA; Tsai, IJ; Laetsch, DR; Beech, RN; Day, TA; Hallsworth-Pepin, K; Ke, H-M; Kuo, T-H; Lee, TJ; Martin, J; Maizels, RM; Mutowo, P; Ozersky, P; Parkinson, J; Reid, AJ; Rawlings, ND; Ribeiro, DM; Swapna, LS; Stanley, E; Taylor, DW; Wheeler, NJ; Zamanian, M; Zhang, X; Allan, F; Allen, JE; Asano, K; Babayan, SA; Bah, G; Beasley, H; Bennett, HM; Bisset, SA; Castillo, E; Cook, J; Cooper, PJ; Cruz-Bustos, T; Cuellar, C; Devaney, E; Doyle, SR; Eberhard, ML; Emery, A; Eom, KS; Gilleard, JS; Gordon, D; Harcus, Y; Harsha, B; Hawdon, JM; Hill, DE; Hodgkinson, J; Horak, P; Howe, KL; Huckvale, T; Kalbe, M; Kaur, G; Kikuchi, T; Koutsovoulos, G; Kumar, S; Leach, AR; Lomax, J; Makepeace, B; Matthews, JB; Muro, A; O'Boyle, NM; Olson, PD; Osuna, A; Partono, F; Pfarr, K; Rinaldi, G; Foronda, P; Rollinson, D; Gomez Samblas, M; Sato, H; Schnyder, M; Scholz, T; Shafie, M; Tanya, VN; Toledo, R; Tracey, A; Urban, JF; Wang, L-C; Zarlenga, D; Blaxter, ML; Mitreva, M; Berriman, M; Consortium, IHG (2019) Comparative genomics of the major parasitic worms. NATURE GENETICS, 51 (1). pp. 163-174. ISSN 1061-4036 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0262-1
SGUL Authors: Cooper, Philip John

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Abstract

Parasitic nematodes (roundworms) and platyhelminths (flatworms) cause debilitating chronic infections of humans and animals, decimate crop production and are a major impediment to socioeconomic development. Here we report a broad comparative study of 81 genomes of parasitic and non-parasitic worms. We have identified gene family births and hundreds of expanded gene families at key nodes in the phylogeny that are relevant to parasitism. Examples include gene families that modulate host immune responses, enable parasite migration though host tissues or allow the parasite to feed. We reveal extensive lineage-specific differences in core metabolism and protein families historically targeted for drug development. From an in silico screen, we have identified and prioritized new potential drug targets and compounds for testing. This comparative genomics resource provides a much-needed boost for the research community to understand and combat parasitic worms.

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Keywords: 11 Medical And Health Sciences, 06 Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Infection and Immunity Research Institute (INII)
Journal or Publication Title: NATURE GENETICS
ISSN: 1061-4036
Dates:
DateEvent
January 2019Published
5 November 2018Published Online
24 September 2018Accepted
Publisher License: Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Projects:
Project IDFunderFunder ID
206194Wellcome Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004440
MR/L001020/1Medical Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265
BB/K020048/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000268
U54HG003079National Human Genome Research Institutehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000051
AI081803National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseaseshttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000060
GM097435National Institute of General Medical Scienceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000057
242131EU SICAUNSPECIFIED
MR/K01207X/1Medical Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265
R21 AI126466National Institutes of Healthhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002
RGPIN-2014-06664Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canadahttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000038
106122Wellcome Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004440
104111Wellcome Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004440
60077344Institute of ParasitologyUNSPECIFIED
WT104104/Z/14/ZWellcome Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004440
104958Wellcome Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004440
Web of Science ID: WOS:000454108800023
URI: http://sgultest.da.ulcc.ac.uk/id/eprint/110562
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0262-1

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