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The molecular basis and evolution of host-parasite interactions in African trypanosomes.
There are multiple species of African trypanosome that can each infect multiple mammalian hosts. Together they are the causative agents of both human and animal African trypanosomiasis, with bovine trypanosomiasis acting as a major constraint to cattle farming across sub-Saharan Africa. Successful infection and transmission of African trypanosomes relies on their ability to detect, interact with, and adapt to their environment. As extracellular parasites, the trypanosome cell surface acts as the molecular interface between the parasite and its external environment and functions in nutrient acquisition, signalling, and countering host innate and adaptive immune attack. We aim to understand and exploit the molecular and cellular biology of the interaction between African trypanosomes and their external environment in the mammalian host.
External positions
BBSRC David Phillip Fellow
May 2017 → Feb 2023
Post-doctoral research associate, University of Cambridge
May 2014 → May 2017
Post-doctoral research associate, Institute of Immunology and Infection, University of Edinburgh
Dec 2010 → Apr 2014
Keywords
- African trypanosomes
- Parasite
- Molecular biology
- Host-parasite interactions
- Cell surface
- Kinetoplastids
- Trypanosoma brucei
- Trypanosoma congolense
- Parasitology
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The molecular basis and evolution of host-parasite interactions in African trypanosomes
6/04/21 → 11/02/23
Project: Research
Research output
- 23 Article (Academic Journal)
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A single dose of antibody-drug conjugate cures a stage 1 model of African trypanosomiasis
MacGregor, P., Gonzalez-Munoz, A., Jobe, F., Taylor, M., Rust, S., Sandercock, A., Macleod, O., Van Bocxlaer, K., Francisco, A., D'Hooge, F., Tiberghien, A., Howard, P., Higgins, M., Vaughan, T., Minter, R. & Carrington, M., 23 May 2019, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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A receptor for the complement regulator factor H increases transmission of trypanosomes to tsetse flies
Macleod, O. J. S., Bart, J-M., Macgregor, P., Peacock, L., Hester, S., Ravel, S., Sunter, J. D., Trevor, C., Rust, S., Vaughan, T. J., Minter, R., Mohammed, S., Gibson, W., Taylor, M. C., Higgins, M. K. & Carrington, M., 12 Mar 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, 12 p., 1326 (2020).Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Evolutionary diversification of the trypanosome haptoglobin-haemoglobin receptor from an ancestral haemoglobin receptor.
Lane-Serff, H., Macgregor, P., Peacock, L., Macleod, O., Kay, C., Gibson, W., Higgins, M. & Carrington, M., 15 Apr 2016, In: eLife. 5, 20 p., e13044.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile11 Citations (Scopus)294 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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BBSRC David Phillips Fellowship
MacGregor, Paula (Recipient), 2017
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Activities
- 1 Editorial activity
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (Journal)
Paula MacGregor (Editor)
Jun 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity