High-Throughput Screening Platform Identifies Small Molecules That Prevent Sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum–Infected Erythrocytes

J Gullingsrud, N Milman, T Saveria… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. We developed a 2-step approach to screen molecules that prevent and/or
reverse Plasmodium falciparum–infected erythrocyte (IE) binding to host receptors. IE …

Complement C1s cleaves PfEMP1 at interdomain conserved sites inhibiting Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence

Y Azasi, LM Low, AN Just… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Cytoadhesion of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IEs) to the endothelial lining
of blood vessels protects parasites from splenic destruction, but also leads to detrimental …

Structural insights into diverse modes of ICAM-1 binding by Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes

F Lennartz, C Smith, AG Craig… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
A major determinant of pathogenicity in malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is the
adhesion of parasite-infected erythrocytes to the vasculature or tissues of infected …

[HTML][HTML] α2-Macroglobulin Can Crosslink Multiple Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 (PfEMP1) Molecules and May Facilitate Adhesion of …

L Stevenson, E Laursen, GJ Cowan, B Bandoh… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Rosetting, the adhesion of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes to uninfected
erythrocytes, involves clonal variants of the parasite protein P. falciparum erythrocyte …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the binding site of a cross-reactive Plasmodium falciparum PfEMP1 monoclonal antibody inhibitory of ICAM-1 binding

F Lennartz, A Bengtsson, RW Olsen… - The journal of …, 2015 - journals.aai.org
The virulence of Plasmodium falciparum is linked to the ability of infected erythrocytes (IE) to
adhere to the vascular endothelium, mediated by P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane …

The C-Terminal Segment of the Cysteine-Rich Interdomain of Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 Determines CD36 Binding and Elicits …

M Mo, HC Lee, M Kotaka, M Niang, X Gao… - Infection and …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Attachment of erythrocytes infected by Plasmodium falciparum to receptors of the
microvasculature is a major contributor to the pathology and morbidity associated with …

Recombinant PfEMP1 peptide inhibits and reverses cytoadherence of clinical Plasmodium falciparum isolates in vivo

BG Yipp, DI Baruch, C Brady, AG Murray… - Blood, The Journal …, 2003 - ashpublications.org
The parasite ligand Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) and
host endothelial receptors represent potential targets for antiadhesive therapy for …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive analysis of Fc-mediated IgM binding to the Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 family in three parasite clones

MP Quintana, G Ecklu-Mensah, SO Tcherniuk… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
PfEMP1 is a family of adhesive proteins expressed on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-
infected erythrocytes (IEs), where they mediate adhesion of IEs to a range of host receptors …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro inhibition and reversal of Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence to endothelium by monoclonal antibodies to ICAM-1 and CD36

KMF Mustaffa, J Storm, M Whittaker, T Szestak… - Malaria journal, 2017 - Springer
Background Sequestration of parasitized red blood cells from the peripheral circulation
during an infection with Plasmodium falciparum is caused by an interaction between the …

[HTML][HTML] Structural analysis of the Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) intracellular domain reveals a conserved interaction epitope

C Mayer, L Slater, MC Erat, R Konrat… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells adhere to endothelial cells, thereby
obstructing the microvasculature. Erythrocyte adherence is directly associated with severe …