Three is a crowd–new insights into rosetting in Plasmodium falciparum

XY Yam, M Niang, KG Madnani, PR Preiser - Trends in Parasitology, 2017 - cell.com
The intracellular malaria parasites extensively modify host erythrocytes to allow nutrient
uptake, ensure homeostasis, and evade the host's immune response. To achieve this, the …

Recent advances in malaria genomics and epigenomics

S Kirchner, BJ Power, AP Waters - Genome medicine, 2016 - Springer
Malaria continues to impose a significant disease burden on low-and middle-income
countries in the tropics. However, revolutionary progress over the last 3 years in nucleic acid …

Multispectral atomic force microscopy-infrared nano-imaging of malaria infected red blood cells

D Perez-Guaita, K Kochan, M Batty, C Doerig… - Analytical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Atomic force microscopy-infrared (AFM-IR) spectroscopy is a powerful new technique that
can be applied to study molecular composition of cells and tissues at the nanoscale. AFM-IR …

The knob protein KAHRP assembles into a ring-shaped structure that underpins virulence complex assembly

O Looker, AJ Blanch, B Liu, J Nunez-Iglesias… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Plasmodium falciparum mediates adhesion of infected red blood cells (RBCs) to blood
vessel walls by assembling a multi-protein complex at the RBC surface. This virulence …

Plasmodium falciparum rosetting protects schizonts against artemisinin

WC Lee, B Russell, B Lee, CS Chu, AP Phyo… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Artemisinin (ART) resistance in Plasmodium falciparum is thought to occur
during the early stage of the parasite's erythrocytic cycle. Here, we identify a novel factor …

Modeling cytoadhesion of Plasmodium falciparum‐infected erythrocytes and leukocytes—common principles and distinctive features

G Helms, AK Dasanna, US Schwarz, M Lanzer - FEBS letters, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cytoadhesion of Plasmodium falciparum‐infected erythrocytes to the microvascular
endothelial lining shares striking similarities to cytoadhesion of leukocytes. In both cases …

Structural analysis of P. falciparum KAHRP and PfEMP1 complexes with host erythrocyte spectrin suggests a model for cytoadherent knob protrusions

EE Cutts, N Laasch, DM Reiter, R Trenker… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 (Pf EMP1) and Knob-associated
Histidine-rich Protein (KAHRP) are directly linked to malaria pathology. Pf EMP1 and …

VAR2CSA-Mediated Host Defense Evasion of Plasmodium falciparum Infected Erythrocytes in Placental Malaria

A Tomlinson, JP Semblat, B Gamain… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Over 30 million women living in P. falciparum endemic areas are at risk of developing
malaria during pregnancy every year. Placental malaria is characterized by massive …

APEX2-based proximity proteomic analysis identifies candidate interactors for Plasmodium falciparum knob-associated histidine-rich protein in infected erythrocytes

S Charneau, LS de Oliveira, Z Zenonos, CS Hopp… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The interaction of Plasmodium falciparum—infected red blood cells (iRBCs) with the
vascular endothelium plays a crucial role in malaria pathology and disease. KAHRP is an …

Evasion of Classical Complement Pathway Activation on Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes Opsonized by PfEMP1-Specific IgG

MD Larsen, MP Quintana, SB Ditlev… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Members of the PfEMP1 protein family are expressed on the surface of P. falciparum-
infected erythrocytes (IEs), where they contribute to the pathogenesis of malaria and are …