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The structural, functional, and therapeutic potential of metacaspases in fungi and protozoa

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Metacaspases are Ca2+‐dependent cysteine proteases whose structural characteristics, particularly calcium binding and autocatalytic processing, govern their activation and biological functions. These enzymes differ among microorganisms and regulate their cell cycles, making them excellent targets for drug development.
Ane C. M. Duarte, Mariana N. R. Trujilho, Karolaine S. S. M. Valdivia, Aline F. Araujo, Laura M. C. de Lorena, Vinicius H. de Oliveira, Beatriz V. Pereira, Emilly R. Leme, Wagner A. S. Júdice, Maurício F. M. Machado   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activator Receptor γ: A Link between Macrophage CD36 and Inflammation in Malaria Infection

PPAR Research, 2012
Severe malaria infection caused by Plasmodium falciparum is a global life-threatening disease and a leading cause of death worldwide. Intensive investigations have demonstrated that macrophages play crucial roles in control of inflammatory and immune ...
Yi Ren
doaj   +1 more source

BCKDH: the missing link in apicomplexan mitochondrial metabolism is required for full virulence of Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium berghei [PDF]

, 2014
While the apicomplexan parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii are thought to primarily depend on glycolysis for ATP synthesis, recent studies have shown that they can fully catabolize glucose in a canonical TCA cycle.
Barrett, Michael P., Billker, Oliver, Creek, Darren J., Limenitakis, Julien, Macrae, James I., McConville, Malcolm J., Modrzynska, Katarzyna K., Oppenheim, Rebecca D., Pino, Paco, Polonais, Valerie, Seeber, Frank, Soldati-Favre, Dominique   +11 more
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Plasmodium falciparum CRK4 directs continuous rounds of DNA replication during schizogony

Nature Microbiology, 2017
Plasmodium parasites, the causative agents of malaria, have evolved a unique cell division cycle in the clinically relevant asexual blood stage of infection1. DNA replication commences approximately halfway through the intracellular development following
Markus Ganter, J. Goldberg, Jeffrey D. Dvorin, J. Paulo, Jonas G King, A. Tripathi, Aditya S. Paul, Jing Yang, I. Coppens, R. Jiang, Brendan Elsworth, D. Baker, R. Dinglasan, S. Gygi, M. Duraisingh   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Molecular Testing in Sickle Cell Disease: From Newborn Screening to Transfusion Care

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most frequent monogenic diseases worldwide and a highly heterogeneous and complex disease. SCD care carries several challenges. This includes early and accurate diagnosis as well as optimal red blood cell transfusion matching in this population carrying a high risk of alloimmunization.
Thomas Pincez, Yves D. Pastore
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of conserved cross-species B-cell linear epitopes in human malaria: a subtractive proteomics and immuno-informatics approach targeting merozoite stage proteins

Frontiers in Immunology
Human malaria, caused by five Plasmodium species (P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale, and P. knowlesi), remains a significant global health burden. While most interventions target P.
Sebastian D. Musundi, Jesse Gitaka, Bernard N. Kanoi   +2 more
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Mode of action and choice of antimalarial drugs for intermittent preventive treatment in infants.

, 2009
Intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) is an effective and safe malaria control strategy. However, it remains unclear what antimalarials should be used to replace sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) when and where SP is no longer an effective ...
Cairns, Matthew, Gosling, Roly, Gesase, Samwel, Mosha, Jacklin, Greenwood, Brian, Chandramohan, Daniel   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Nascent RNA sequencing reveals mechanisms of gene regulation in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. [PDF]

, 2017
Gene expression in Plasmodium falciparum is tightly regulated to ensure successful propagation of the parasite throughout its complex life cycle. The earliest transcriptomics studies in P.
Batugedara, Gayani, Bunnik, Evelien M, Le Roch, Karine G, Lee, Michael, Lu, Xueqing Maggie, Prudhomme, Jacques   +5 more
core   +1 more source

pfk13-Independent Treatment Failure in Four Imported Cases of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Treated with Artemether-Lumefantrine in the United Kingdom

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2017
We present case histories of four patients treated with artemether-lumefantrine for falciparum malaria in UK hospitals in 2015 to 2016. Each subsequently presented with recurrent symptoms and Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia within 6 weeks of treatment ...
C. Sutherland, Paul Lansdell, M. Sanders, Julian K Muwanguzi, Donelly A. van Schalkwyk, H. Kaur, D. Nolder, Julie Tucker, H. Bennett, T. Otto, M. Berriman, T. Patel, R. Lynn, E. Gkrania-Klotsas, P. Chiodini   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Imaging malaria parasites across scales and time

Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract The idea that disease is caused at the cellular level is so fundamental to us that we might forget the critical role microscopy played in generating and developing this insight. Visually identifying diseased or infected cells lays the foundation for any effort to curb human pathology.
Julien Guizetti
wiley   +1 more source