TY - JOUR
T1 - Schistosoma comparative genomics
T2 - Integrating genome structure, parasite biology and anthelmintic discovery
AU - Swain, Martin T.
AU - Larkin, Denis M.
AU - Caffrey, Conor R.
AU - Davies, Stephen J.
AU - Loukas, Alex
AU - Skelly, Patrick J.
AU - Hoffmann, Karl F.
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - Schistosoma genomes provide a comprehensive resource for identifying the molecular processes that shape parasite evolution and for discovering novel chemotherapeutic or immunoprophylactic targets. Here, we demonstrate how intragenus and intergenus comparative genomics can be used to drive these investigations forward, illustrate the advantages and limitations of these approaches and review how post-genomic technologies offer complementary strategies for genome characterisation. Although sequencing and functional characterisation of other schistosome/platyhelminth genomes continues to expedite anthelmintic discovery, we contend that future priorities should equally focus on improving assembly quality, and chromosomal assignment, of existing schistosome/platyhelminth genomes.
AB - Schistosoma genomes provide a comprehensive resource for identifying the molecular processes that shape parasite evolution and for discovering novel chemotherapeutic or immunoprophylactic targets. Here, we demonstrate how intragenus and intergenus comparative genomics can be used to drive these investigations forward, illustrate the advantages and limitations of these approaches and review how post-genomic technologies offer complementary strategies for genome characterisation. Although sequencing and functional characterisation of other schistosome/platyhelminth genomes continues to expedite anthelmintic discovery, we contend that future priorities should equally focus on improving assembly quality, and chromosomal assignment, of existing schistosome/platyhelminth genomes.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=82855165014&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.pt.2011.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.pt.2011.09.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22024648
AN - SCOPUS:82855165014
SN - 1471-4922
VL - 27
SP - 555
EP - 564
JO - Trends in Parasitology
JF - Trends in Parasitology
IS - 12
ER -