Adaptations and metabolic evolution of myzozoan protists across diverse lifestyles and environments

RF Waller, VB Carruthers - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Myzozoans encompass apicomplexans and dinoflagellates that manifest diverse lifestyles in
highly varied environments. They show enormous propensity to employ different metabolic …

Deaggregation of mutant Plasmodium yoelii de-ubiquitinase UBP1 alters MDR1 localization to confer multidrug resistance

R Xu, L Lin, Z Jiao, R Liang, Y Guo, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Mutations in a Plasmodium de-ubiquitinase UBP1 have been linked to antimalarial drug
resistance. However, the UBP1-mediated drug-resistant mechanism remains unknown …

Role of Rabenosyn-5 and Rab5b in host cell cytosol uptake reveals conservation of endosomal transport in malaria parasites

R Sabitzki, AL Roßmann, M Schmitt, S Flemming… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Vesicular trafficking, including secretion and endocytosis, plays fundamental roles in the
unique biology of Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage parasites. Endocytosis of host cell …

Identification of domains in Plasmodium falciparum proteins of unknown function using DALI search on AlphaFold predictions

HM Behrens, T Spielmann - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of malaria, poses a significant global health
challenge, yet much of its biology remains elusive. A third of the genes in the P. falciparum …

Identification of a Rabenosyn-5 like protein and Rab5b in host cell cytosol uptake reveals conservation of endosomal transport in malaria parasites

R Sabitzki, AL Roßmann, M Schmitt, S Flemming… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Vesicular trafficking, including secretion and endocytosis, plays fundamental roles in the
unique biology of P. falciparum blood-stage parasites. Endocytosis of host cell cytosol …

Impact of different mutations on Kelch13 protein levels, ART resistance, and fitness cost in Plasmodium falciparum parasites

HM Behrens, S Schmidt, IG Henshall, P López-Barona… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Reduced susceptibility to ART, the first-line treatment against malaria, is common in South
East Asia (SEA). It is associated with point mutations, mostly in kelch13 (k13) but also in …

Moderate ART resistance mutations with low fitness cost in malaria parasites from Africa

HM Behrens, S Schmidt, D Peigney, J May… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Combination therapies containing Artemisinin derivatives (ART) are the first line treatment of
malaria but their effectiveness is reduced by resistance due to a fraction of ring stage …

The Role of the Digestive Vacuole Redox Homeostasis on Drug Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum

AV Willems - 2024 - search.proquest.com
The recent emergence of artemisinin (ART) resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malarial
parasites is of major concern and has focused attention on the mechanism of action of ART …