[HTML][HTML] A novel computational pipeline for var gene expression augments the discovery of changes in the Plasmodium falciparum transcriptome during transition from …

C Andradi-Brown, JS Wichers-Misterek, H von Thien… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
The pathogenesis of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria involves cytoadhesive
microvascular sequestration of infected erythrocytes, mediated by P. falciparum erythrocyte …

Successful Profiling of Plasmodium falciparum var Gene Expression in Clinical Samples via a Custom Capture Array

EM Stucke, A Dara, A Dwivedi, TK Hodges, S Ott… - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT var genes encode Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein-1
(PfEMP1) antigens. These highly diverse antigens are displayed on the surface of infected …

Analysis of single-cell gene transcription by RNA fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)

E Ronander, DC Bengtsson, L Joergensen… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2012 - jove.com
Adhesion of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes (IE) to human endothelial
receptors during malaria infections is mediated by expression of PfEMP1 protein variants …

[HTML][HTML] Homology blocks of Plasmodium falciparum var genes and clinically distinct forms of severe malaria in a local population

MM Rorick, TS Rask, EB Baskerville, KP Day… - BMC microbiology, 2013 - Springer
Background The primary target of the human immune response to the malaria parasite
Plasmodium falciparum, P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1), is …

[HTML][HTML] From In Vivo to In Vitro: Dynamic Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum var Gene Expression Patterns of Patient Isolates during Adaptation to Culture

Q Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Huang, X Xue, H Yan, X Sun… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1), encoded by the var gene
family, plays a crucial role in disease virulence through its involvement in binding to various …

[HTML][HTML] Common virulence gene expression in adult first-time infected malaria patients and severe cases

JS Wichers, G Tonkin-Hill, T Thye, R Krumkamp… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum)-infected erythrocytes to host
endothelium through the parasite-derived P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (Pf …

[HTML][HTML] Controlled human malaria infection with Plasmodium falciparum demonstrates impact of naturally acquired immunity on virulence gene expression

A Bachmann, E Bruske, R Krumkamp, L Turner… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is linked to the variant surface antigen
Pf EMP1, which mediates tethering of infected erythrocytes to the host endothelium and is …

[HTML][HTML] Refining the transcriptome of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum using amplification-free RNA-seq

L Chappell, P Ross, L Orchard, TJ Russell, TD Otto… - BMC genomics, 2020 - Springer
Background Plasmodium parasites undergo several major developmental transitions during
their complex lifecycle, which are enabled by precisely ordered gene expression programs …

[HTML][HTML] NSR-seq transcriptional profiling enables identification of a gene signature of Plasmodium falciparum parasites infecting children

M Vignali, CD Armour, J Chen… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum results in approximately 1 million annual deaths
worldwide, with young children and pregnant mothers at highest risk. Disease severity might …

[HTML][HTML] New var reconstruction algorithm exposes high var sequence diversity in a single geographic location in Mali

A Dara, EF Drábek, MA Travassos, KA Moser… - Genome Medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Encoded by the var gene family, highly variable Plasmodium falciparum
erythrocyte membrane protein-1 (PfEMP1) proteins mediate tissue-specific cytoadherence of …