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Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes, Guilherme M. Azevedo, Amanda P. Barcellos, Diana Bahia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Next‐Generation Bio‐Reducible Lipids Enable Enhanced Vaccine Efficacy in Malaria and Primate Models

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Structure–activity relationship (SAR) optimization of bio‐reducible ionizable lipids enables the development of highly effective lipid nanoparticle (LNP) mRNA vaccines. Lead LNPs show superior tolerability and antibody responses in rodents and primates, outperforming approved COVID‐19 vaccine lipids.
Ruben De Coen, Sabah Kasmi, Shrinivas Dumbre, Lies Baekens, Elise Seynaeve, Louise Van den Hauwe, Niccolò Cantini, Aello Garantoudi, Filipe Branco Madeira, Alain Marrot, Emma Tuypens, Sofie Seghers, Anna Kuchmiy, Elisabeth Brabants, Bart Vanderborght, Ine Maes, Sarah Vandenberghe, Jessica Filtjens, Alícia Gordún Peiró, Daliya Kancheva, Ayla Debraekeleer, Florence Lambolez, Emily De Lombaerde, Yong Chen, Rafael Miyazawa Martins, Pauline Formaglio, Damya Laoui, Sofie Deschoemaeker, Bruno G. De Geest, Rogerio Amino, Stefaan De Koker   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

H2S Is a Potential Universal Reducing Agent for Prx6‐Type Peroxiredoxins

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We report the identification of H2S as reducing agent for Prx6‐type peroxiredoxins. In contrast to common physiological reducing agents of other peroxiredoxins, HS− is small enough to access the active site of oxidized Prx6‐type enzymes in the fully‐folded protein conformation.
Lukas Lang, Laura Leiskau, Lea Bambach, Marcel Deponte   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cellular Hallmarks From Volume Electron Microscopy Reveal Developmental Progression of Plasmodium Ookinetes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This article presents a detailed ultrastructural cell atlas of Plasmodium ookinete development using advanced volume electron microscopy (v) techniques. It defines seven distinct developmental stages, revealing complex organelle interactions and offering new insights into parasite differentiation.
Nedal Darif, Marco Rheinnecker, Kolja Hildenbrand, Thanat Chookajorn, Lilian P. Dorner, Jean‐Karim Hériché, Sara Henriksson, Charlotta Funaya, Franziska Hentzschel, Linda Sandblad, Oliver Billker, Yannick Schwab, Friedrich Frischknecht   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cinnamic‐Hydroxamic‐Acid Derivatives Exhibit Antibiotic, Anti‐Biofilm, and Supercoiling Relaxation Properties by Targeting Bacterial Nucleoid‐Associated Protein HU

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Cinnamic‐hydroxamic‐acid derivatives (CHADs) are identified as novel inhibitors of the bacterial nucleoid‐associated protein HU, exhibiting potent antibacterial, anti‐biofilm (both inhibition and eradication), and DNA relaxation (anti‐supercoiling) activities. Moreover, CHADs demonstrate strong synergistic effects with multiple antibiotics.
Huan Chen, Yingqi Xu, Zhaoping Xiong, Hongliang Wang, Xin Wang, Yue Kang, Zhonglin Wang, Xiaoyan Zeng, Yahui Liu, Yehuan Zheng, Wei Chen, Mengzhe Li, Zhenyue Hu, Chi Xu, Yue Wu, Yawen Wang, Zuyi Yuan, Shuai Yuan, Huadong Liu, Steve Matthews, Nan Qiao, Yan Li, Bing Liu   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of rapid diagnostic tests for imported malaria in clinical practice: results of a national multicenter study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
We compared the performance of four rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for imported malaria, and particularly Plasmodium falciparum infection, using thick and thin blood smears as the gold standard.
Sandrine Houzé, Isabelle Boutron, Anne Marmorat, Marie Dalichampt, Christophe Choquet, Isabelle Poilane, Nadine Godineau, Anne-Sophie Le Guern, Marc Thellier, Hélène Broutier, Odile Fenneteau, Pascal Millet, Stéphanie Dulucq, Véronique Hubert, Pascal Houzé, Florence Tubach, Jacques Le Bras, Sophie Matheron   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Universal Regulation of DNA Polymerase via Photocaged Primer Enables Light‐Start Isothermal Amplification on Demand

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A simple and general photoactivatable approach is developed to regulate DNA polymerase activity, enabling light‐start isothermal amplification on demand. The molecular dynamics simulations reveals that the photocaged primer blocks DNA polymerase activity by inhibiting the conformational change of the polymerase.
Min Qing, Yufan Qin, Zhijin Li, Xiufang Yu, Jianbo Wang, Xiaoqiong Liu, Xin Chen, Chao Yu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Submicroscopic placental infection by non-falciparum Plasmodium spp. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Among the Plasmodium species that infect humans, adverse effects of P. falciparum and P. vivax have been extensively studied and reported with respect to poor outcomes particularly in first time mothers and in pregnant women living in areas with unstable
Justin Y A Doritchamou, Richard A Akuffo, Azizath Moussiliou, Adrian J F Luty, Achille Massougbodji, Philippe Deloron, Nicaise G Tuikue Ndam   +6 more
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Genome‐Wide Protein Interaction Analysis in Parasitic Gyrodactylus Flatworms–Fish Hosts System and Drug Target Identification

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Genomic data offer a powerful tool for studying the molecular interactions between parasites and their hosts, but they remain scarce for parasitic monogenean flatworms. This study presents the first high‐quality phased genome assembly for monogeneans (Gyrodactylus kobayashii), and uses it to predict key interacting proteins between monogenean parasite ‐
Dong Zhang, Jie‐Mei Zhao, Chuan‐Yu Xiang, Yi‐Wen Ma, Hong‐Peng Lei, Yu‐Ying Shi, Shun Zhou, Xiaofei Zeng, Jinsong Chen, Fei Liu, Benhe Zeng, Rui Song, Ye Hu, Feng Zhang, Xiang Liu, Wen‐Xiang Li, Gui‐Tang Wang, Ivan Jakovlić   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Malaria and Human African Trypanosomiasis by Diagnostic Laboratories in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Results of a Nation-Wide External Quality Assessment. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The present External Quality Assessment (EQA) assessed microscopy of blood parasites among diagnostic laboratories in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The EQA addressed 445 participants in 10/11 provinces (October 2013-April 2014). Participants were
Pierre Mukadi, Veerle Lejon, Barbara Barbé, Philippe Gillet, Christophe Nyembo, Albert Lukuka, Joris Likwela, Crispin Lumbala, Justin Mbaruku, Wim Vander Veken, Dieudonné Mumba, Pascal Lutumba, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Jan Jacobs   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source