What’s the role of autophagy in trypanosomes?

January 4, 2014

This article comments on Proto et al. (Microbial Cell, 2014), who report first insights into the molecular mechanism of autophagy in African trypanosomes by generating reporter bloodstream form cell lines.

Tracking autophagy during proliferation and differentiation of Trypanosoma brucei

December 26, 2013

This article provides insights into the function of autophagy, a cellular degradation and recycling pathway, in the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei.