Proteins involved in the biosynthesis of lipophosphoglycan in Leishmania: a comparative genomic and evolutionary analysis.
Lucas Gentil AzevedoArtur Trancoso Lopo de QueirozAldina BarralLuciane Amorim SantosPablo Ivan Pereira RamosPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2020)
The multiple gene gain/loss events identified by genomic data mining help to explain some of the observed intra- and interspecies variation in LPG structure. Collectively, our results provide a comprehensive catalog that details how LPG-related genes evolved in the Leishmania parasite specialization process.