Schistosoma mansoni: Methods and Protocols

Front Matter ....Pages i-xi
 Praziquantel: An Enigmatic, Yet Effective, Drug  (David J. Timson)....Pages 1-8
 Computer-Aided Drug Design for the Identification of Novel Antischistosomal Compounds  (Jéssika de Oliveira Viana, Marcus T. Scotti, Luciana Scotti)....Pages 9-26
 Immunofluorescent Localization of Proteins in Schistosoma mansoni  (Rashika El Ridi, Hatem Tallima)....Pages 27-41
 Sensitive Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization on Semithin Sections of Adult Schistosoma mansoni Using DIG-Labeled RNA Probes  (Lenka Ulrychová, Martin Horn, Jan Dvořák)....Pages 43-53
 Collection of Excretory/Secretory Products from Individual Developmental Stages of the Blood Fluke Schistosoma mansoni  (Adrian Leontovyč, Lenka Ulrychová, Martin Horn, Jan Dvořák)....Pages 55-63
 Labeling of the Schistosoma mansoni Tegument  (George Wendt, James J. Collins)....Pages 65-74
 A Procedure for Analyzing the Proteomic Proteomics Profile of Schistosoma mansoni Cercariae  (Dilhan Perera, Makan Golizeh, Momar Ndao)....Pages 75-84
 Proteomic Analysis of Schistosoma mansoni Tegumental Proteins  (Mark S. Pearson, Alex Loukas, Javier Sotillo)....Pages 85-92
 Measuring Histone Modifications in the Human Parasite Schistosoma mansoni  (Ronaldo de Carvalho Augusto, David Roquis, Marion AL Picard, Cristian Chaparro, Celine Cosseau, Christoph Grunau)....Pages 93-107
 Step-by-Step Bioinformatics Analysis of Schistosoma mansoni Long Non-coding RNA Sequences  (Lucas F. Maciel, Sergio Verjovski-Almeida)....Pages 109-133
 Identification of Transposable Elements in Schistosoma mansoni  (Gisele S. Philippsen, Ricardo DeMarco)....Pages 135-144
 Structural and Functional Characterization of Schistosoma mansoni Cathepsin B1  (Adéla Jílková, Martin Horn, Michael Mareš)....Pages 145-158
 Characterization of Schistosoma mansoni Dihydrofolate Reductase (DHFR)  (Vitor Hugo B. Serrão, Jéssica F. Scortecci, Humberto D’Muniz Pereira)....Pages 159-172
 Characterization of Schistosoma mansoni Glutamate-Gated Chloride Channels  (Timothy Lynagh)....Pages 173-183
 A Modified ELISA Method to Evaluate the Interaction of Schistosoma mansoni Proteins with Plasminogen  (Luis G. V. Fernandes, Rafaela S. Fernandes, Ana L. T. O. Nascimento, Luciana C. C. Leite)....Pages 185-195
 Biophysical Analysis of Schistosoma mansoni Septins  (Ana Eliza Zeraik, Marina Gabriel Fontes, Ricardo DeMarco)....Pages 197-210
 Crystallographic Studies of Triosephosphate Isomerase from Schistosoma mansoni  (Pedro Jimenez-Sandoval, Eduardo Castro-Torres, Corina Diaz-Quezada, Luis G. Brieba)....Pages 211-218
 Luminescence-Based, Low- and Medium-Throughput Assays for Drug Screening in Schistosoma mansoni Larval Stage  (Alessandra Guidi, Roberto Gimmelli, Alberto Bresciani, Giovina Ruberti)....Pages 219-227
 Testing of Schistosoma mansoni Vaccine Targets  (Weidong Zhang, Adebayo Molehin, Parth Patel, Eunjee Kim, Adam Peña, Afzal A. Siddiqui)....Pages 229-262
 Correction to: Measuring Histone Modifications in the Human Parasite Schistosoma mansoni  (Ronaldo de Carvalho Augusto, David Roquis, Marion AL Picard, Cristian Chaparro, Celine Cosseau, Christoph Grunau)....Pages C1-C1
Back Matter ....Pages 263-265