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Role of sand fly midgut proteins in the interaction with Leishmania and gut bacteria.
Thesis title in Czech: Role střevních proteinů flebotomů v interakci s leishmaniemi a střevními bakteriemi (DSPII).
Thesis title in English: Role of sand fly midgut proteins in the interaction with Leishmania and gut bacteria.
Key words: Phlebotomus papatasi, Lutzomyia longipalpis, Leishmania mexicana, Leishmania major
English key words: Phlebotomus papatasi, Lutzomyia longipalpis, Leishmania mexicana, Leishmania major
Academic year of topic announcement: 2025/2026
Thesis type: dissertation
Thesis language: angličtina
Department: Department of Parasitology (31-161)
Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Petr Volf, CSc.
Author:
Advisors: Dr. Erich Loza Telleria
Preliminary scope of work
Hlavním cílem je objasnit roli střevních molekul, flebotomů, konkrétně galektinu Phlebotomus papatasi a mucinu Lutzomyia longipalpis, které se podílejí na přichycení parazita v trávicí trubici přenašeče a mohou ovlivňovat i vývoj střevních bakterií. K ověření našich hypotéz použijeme metody RNAi a CRISP-Cas9.
Preliminary scope of work in English
The main aim is to clarify the role of midgut molecules in sand flies, specifically the galectin of Phlebotomus papatasi and the mucin of Lutzomyia longipalpis, which are involved in the attachment of the Leishmania parasite to the midgut epithelium of the respective vector and may also influence the development of gut bacteria. To verify our hypotheses, we will use RNAi and CRISPR-Cas9 methods.
 
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