Malaria: biology and disease

AF Cowman, J Healer, D Marapana, K Marsh - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Malaria has been a major global health problem of humans through history and is a leading
cause of death and disease across many tropical and subtropical countries. Over the last …

Merozoite surface proteins in red blood cell invasion, immunity and vaccines against malaria

JG Beeson, DR Drew, MJ Boyle, G Feng… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Malaria accounts for an enormous burden of disease globally, with Plasmodium falciparum
accounting for the majority of malaria, and P. vivax being a second important cause …

PCRCR complex is essential for invasion of human erythrocytes by Plasmodium falciparum

SW Scally, T Triglia, C Evelyn, BA Seager… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The most severe form of malaria is caused by Plasmodium falciparum. These parasites
invade human erythrocytes, and an essential step in this process involves the ligand PfRh5 …

Engineering a rugged nanoscaffold to enhance plug-and-display vaccination

TUJ Bruun, AMC Andersson, SJ Draper, M Howarth - ACS nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
Nanoscale organization is crucial to stimulating an immune response. Using self-
assembling proteins as multimerization platforms provides a safe and immunogenic system …

The molecular basis of erythrocyte invasion by malaria parasites

AF Cowman, CJ Tonkin, WH Tham, MT Duraisingh - Cell host & microbe, 2017 - cell.com
Plasmodium species cause malaria by proliferating in human erythrocytes. Invasion of
immunologically privileged erythrocytes provides a relatively protective niche as well as …

Essential role of the PfRh5/PfRipr/CyRPA complex during Plasmodium falciparum invasion of erythrocytes

JC Volz, A Yap, X Sisquella, JK Thompson, NTY Lim… - Cell host & …, 2016 - cell.com
Plasmodium falciparum parasites in the merozoite stage invade human erythrocytes and
cause malaria. Invasion requires multiple interactions between merozoite ligands and …

Multiprotein complex between the GPI-anchored CyRPA with PfRH5 and PfRipr is crucial for Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion

KS Reddy, E Amlabu, AK Pandey… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum merozoites is a highly intricate process in
which Plasmodium falciparum reticulocyte binding-like homologous protein 5 (PfRH5) is an …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmodium falciparum full life cycle and Plasmodium ovale liver stages in humanized mice

V Soulard, H Bosson-Vanga, A Lorthiois… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Experimental studies of Plasmodium parasites that infect humans are restricted by their host
specificity. Humanized mice offer a means to overcome this and further provide the …

Spy&Go purification of SpyTag-proteins using pseudo-SpyCatcher to access an oligomerization toolbox

INA Khairil Anuar, A Banerjee, AH Keeble… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Peptide tags are a key resource, introducing minimal change while enabling a consistent
process to purify diverse proteins. However, peptide tags often provide minimal benefit post …

Heterotypic interactions drive antibody synergy against a malaria vaccine candidate

RJ Ragotte, D Pulido, AM Lias, D Quinkert… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding mechanisms of antibody synergy is important for vaccine design and
antibody cocktail development. Examples of synergy between antibodies are well …