Leishmania major

Team 3

Team Members:

1. Kevin McGee
2. Lena Hunt
3. Viktoria Kuehn
4. Gabriel Leis

Leishmania Major

Reference Genome Article

The Genome of the Kinetoplastid Parasite, Leishmania major (Reference Genome)

Microarray Articles

• Modulation of gene expression in drug resistant Leishmania is associated with gene amplification, gene deletion and chromosome aneuploidy.
• Genome-wide gene expression profiling analysis of Leishmania major and Leishmania infantum developmental stages reveals substantial differences between the two species.
• Comparative Expression Profiling of Leishmania: Modulation in Gene Expression between Species and in Different Host Genetic Backgrounds
• Expression profiling using random genomic DNA microarrays identifies differentially expressed genes associated with three major developmental stages of the protozoan parasite Leishmania major
• Putting the Leishmania genome to work: functional genomics by transposon trapping and expression profiling
• Comparative genomic analysis of three Leishmania species that cause diverse human disease

Helpful Links

• Array Express