Regulation of sexual commitment and gametocytogenesis in malaria parasites

GA Josling, KC Williamson… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Sexual differentiation of malaria parasites from the asexual blood stage into gametocytes is
an essential part of the life cycle, as gametocytes are the form that is taken up by the …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission-blocking drugs for malaria elimination

LM Birkholtz, P Alano, D Leroy - Trends in parasitology, 2022 - cell.com
Preventing human-to-mosquito transmission of malaria parasites provides possible
solutions to interrupt the malaria parasite life cycle for malaria elimination. The development …

[HTML][HTML] Generating high quality libraries for DIA MS with empirically corrected peptide predictions

BC Searle, KE Swearingen, CA Barnes… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Data-independent acquisition approaches typically rely on experiment-specific spectrum
libraries, requiring offline fractionation and tens to hundreds of injections. We demonstrate a …

The Malaria Cell Atlas: Single parasite transcriptomes across the complete Plasmodium life cycle

VM Howick, AJC Russell, T Andrews, H Heaton… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Plasmodium parasites, the causative agent of malaria, are single-celled
organisms with distinct morphological developmental stages each specialized to inhabit …

Single-cell RNA-seq reveals hidden transcriptional variation in malaria parasites

AJ Reid, AM Talman, HM Bennett, AR Gomes… - elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Single-cell RNA-sequencing is revolutionising our understanding of seemingly
homogeneous cell populations but has not yet been widely applied to single-celled …

[HTML][HTML] Dissecting the role of PfAP2-G in malaria gametocytogenesis

GA Josling, TJ Russell, J Venezia, L Orchard… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
In the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, the switch from asexual multiplication to
sexual differentiation into gametocytes is essential for transmission to mosquitos. The …

[HTML][HTML] Novel insights into the role of long non-coding RNA in the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum

G Batugedara, XM Lu, B Hristov, S Abel… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The complex life cycle of Plasmodium falciparum requires coordinated gene expression
regulation to allow host cell invasion, transmission, and immune evasion. Increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomics and proteomics reveal two waves of translational repression during the maturation of malaria parasite sporozoites

SE Lindner, KE Swearingen, MJ Shears… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Plasmodium sporozoites are transmitted from infected mosquitoes to mammals, and must
navigate the host skin and vasculature to infect the liver. This journey requires distinct …

[HTML][HTML] A single-cell atlas of Plasmodium falciparum transmission through the mosquito

E Real, VM Howick, FA Dahalan, K Witmer… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Malaria parasites have a complex life cycle featuring diverse developmental strategies, each
uniquely adapted to navigate specific host environments. Here we use single-cell …

[HTML][HTML] Composition and stage dynamics of mitochondrial complexes in Plasmodium falciparum

F Evers, A Cabrera-Orefice, DM Elurbe… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Our current understanding of mitochondrial functioning is largely restricted to traditional
model organisms, which only represent a fraction of eukaryotic diversity. The unusual …