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Malaria parasites: the great escape

Frontiers in Immunology, 2016
Parasites of the genus Plasmodium have a complex life cycle. They alternate between their final mosquito host and their intermediate hosts. The parasite can be either extra- or intracellular, depending on the stage of development.
Laurent Rénia, Yun Shan Goh
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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
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Is vaccination the only option for possible global malaria eradication? [PDF]

, 2006
In the last century, vaccines, together with the discovery of antibiotics have been powerful tools in the management of infectious diseases. Both were of particular importance in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with infections prevailing ...
Tonna, Ivan
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Artificial intelligence‐powered microscopy: Transforming the landscape of parasitology

Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Microscopy and image analysis play a vital role in parasitology research; they are critical for identifying parasitic organisms and elucidating their complex life cycles. Despite major advancements in imaging and analysis, several challenges remain. These include the integration of interdisciplinary data; information derived from various model
Mariana De Niz, Sara Silva Pereira, David Kirchenbuechler, Leandro Lemgruber, Constadina Arvanitis   +4 more
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mosGILT antibodies interfere with Plasmodium sporogony in Anopheles gambiae

Nature Communications
Plasmodium, the causative agents of malaria, are obtained by mosquitoes from an infected human. Following Plasmodium acquisition by Anopheles gambiae, mosquito gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (mosGILT) plays a critical role in its ...
Brady Dolan, Tomás Correa Gaviria, Yuemei Dong, Peter Cresswell, George Dimopoulos, Yu-Min Chuang, Erol Fikrig   +6 more
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Protein O-fucosylation in Plasmodium falciparum ensures efficient infection of mosquito and vertebrate hosts

Nature Communications, 2017
The role of O-glycosylation in the malaria life cycle is largely unknown. Here, the authors identify a Plasmodium protein O-fucosyltransferase and show that it is important for normal trafficking of a subset of surface proteins, particularly CSP and TRAP,
Sash Lopaticki, Annie S. P. Yang, Alan John, Nichollas E. Scott, James P. Lingford, Matthew T. O’Neill, Sara M. Erickson, Nicole C. McKenzie, Charlie Jennison, Lachlan W. Whitehead, Donna N. Douglas, Norman M. Kneteman, Ethan D. Goddard-Borger, Justin A. Boddey   +13 more
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Humanized HLA-DR4.RagKO.IL2RγcKO.NOD (DRAG) mice sustain the complex vertebrate life cycle of Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Malaria Journal, 2014
BackgroundMalaria is a deadly infectious disease affecting millions of people in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Among the five species of Plasmodium parasites that infect humans, Plasmodium falciparum accounts for the highest morbidity and ...
Wathsala Wijayalath, S. Majji, E. Villasante, T. Brumeanu, T. Richie, S. Casares   +5 more
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Optimisation of freeze substitution protocols for the examination of malaria parasite structure by volumetric electron microscopy

Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Malaria is one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world, annually responsible for over 400,000 deaths. It is caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which undergo remarkable structural changes during their development within different cells across various hosts.
Rachel Rachid, Camila Wendt, Wanderley de Souza, Kildare Miranda   +3 more
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Expanding the fluorescent toolkit: Blue fluorescent protein-expressing Plasmodium berghei for enhanced multiplex microscopy.

PLoS ONE
Fluorescent proteins are widely used as markers to differentiate genetically modified cells from their wild-type counterparts. In malaria research, the prevalent fluorescent markers include red fluorescent proteins (RFPs) and their derivatives, such as ...
Kodzo Atchou, Reto Caldelari, Magali Roques, Jacqueline Schmuckli-Maurer, Raphael Beyeler, Volker Heussler   +5 more
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Traction force generation in Plasmodium sporozoites is modulated by a surface adhesin

Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Plasmodium sporozoites are the highly polarised and motile forms of the malaria parasite transmitted by mosquitoes to the vertebrate hosts. Sporozoites use myosin motors to generate retrograde flow of actin filaments. These are linked to plasma membrane spanning adhesins, which in turn bind to the extracellular environment, resulting in ...
Johanna Ripp, Dimitri Probst, Mirko Singer, Ulrich S. Schwarz, Friedrich Frischknecht   +4 more
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