Humans resist infection by the African parasite Trypanosoma brucei owing to the trypanolytic activity of the serum apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1). Following uptake by endocytosis in the parasite, APOL1 ...

High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy shows that the Trypanosoma brucei kinetoplastid ribosome is characterized by the presence of large expansion segments, ribosomal-protein extensions and ...

Just under 10,000 people have been diagnosed with the illness annually in recent years, by analysing blood samples for the presence of the Trypanosoma brucei gambiense parasite which is ...