The Research Department at NEB is seeking a highly motivated individual for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Division of Genome Biology. The successful candidate will engage in research focused on the characterization of exosomes and small RNAs in parasitic nematodes ...
Read More »Release of Small RNA-containing Exosome-like Vesicles from the Human Filarial Parasite Brugia malayi
Lymphatic filariasis is caused by parasitic nematodes that invade and occupy the host lymphatic system. The extent of lymphatic filariasis is staggering, with over 120 million people infected in 73 endemic countries and an estimated 40 million people suffering from ...
Read More »Parasites manipulate their mammalian hosts with exosomes
In mammalian systems RNA can move between cells via vesicles. Here, researchers from the University of Edinburgh demonstrate that the gastrointestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus, which infects mice, secretes vesicles containing microRNAs (miRNAs) and Y RNAs as well as a nematode ...
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