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For: Zhang M, Wang C, Otto TD, Oberstaller J, Liao X, Adapa SR, Udenze K, Bronner IF, Casandra D, Mayho M, Brown J, Li S, Swanson J, Rayner JC, Jiang RHY, Adams JH. Uncovering the essential genes of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum by saturation mutagenesis. Science 2018;360:360/6388/eaap7847. [PMID: 29724925 DOI: 10.1126/science.aap7847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 620] [Impact Index Per Article: 88.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Luque Navarro PM, Carrasco-Jiménez MP, Parisini E, Lanari D, Odina LM, Jekabsons A, Perales S, Zelencova-Gopejenko D, Pérez-Moreno G, Bosch-Navarrete C, González-Pacanowska D, López-Cara LC. Biological evaluation as antimalarial of two families of biscationic compounds featuring two different sulphur linkers. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2025;123:130241. [PMID: 40246180 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2025.130241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2025] [Accepted: 04/14/2025] [Indexed: 04/19/2025]
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Truong A, Hu R, Quan B, Bailey MA, Schroeder EA, Sylvester K, Neveu G, Kafsack BF, Fitzgerald MC, Derbyshire ER. Covalent inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum Ubc13 impairs global protein synthesis. iScience 2025;28:112545. [PMID: 40491475 PMCID: PMC12146557 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2025] [Accepted: 04/24/2025] [Indexed: 06/11/2025]  Open
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Macdonald JR, Arnold MS, Luth MR, Cihalova D, Quinn RJ, Winzeler EA, Lee MC, van Dooren GG, Maier AG, Skinner-Adams TS, Andrews KT, Fisher GM. Inner-mitochondrial membrane protein PfMPV17 is linked to P. falciparum in vitro resistance to the indoloquinolizidine alkaloid alstonine. J Antimicrob Chemother 2025:dkaf141. [PMID: 40432501 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/27/2025] [Indexed: 05/29/2025]  Open
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Liu J, Vidilaseris K, Johansson NG, Ribeiro O, Dreano L, Yli-Kauhaluoma J, Xhaard H, Goldman A. Expression, purification and preliminary pharmacological characterization of the Plasmodium falciparum membrane-bound pyrophosphatase type 1. PLoS One 2025;20:e0322756. [PMID: 40424284 PMCID: PMC12111632 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0322756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2025] [Accepted: 04/30/2025] [Indexed: 05/29/2025]  Open
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Rawat A, Antil N, Meenakshi, Deshmukh B, Rai AB, Nagar A, Kumar N, Prasad TSK, Karmodiya K, Sharma P. PfPPM2 signalling regulates asexual division and sexual conversion of human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Nat Commun 2025;16:4790. [PMID: 40410154 PMCID: PMC12102381 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59476-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2025] [Indexed: 05/25/2025]  Open
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Probst AS, Paton DG, Appetecchia F, Bopp S, Adams KL, Rinvee TA, Pou S, Winter R, Du EW, Yahiya S, Vidoudez C, Singh N, Rodrigues J, Castañeda-Casado P, Tammaro C, Chen D, Godinez-Macias KP, Jaramillo JL, Poce G, Rubal MJ, Nilsen A, Winzeler EA, Baum J, Burrows JN, Riscoe MK, Wirth DF, Catteruccia F. In vivo screen of Plasmodium targets for mosquito-based malaria control. Nature 2025:10.1038/s41586-025-09039-2. [PMID: 40399670 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09039-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2025] [Accepted: 04/17/2025] [Indexed: 05/23/2025]
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Rajaram K, Rangel GW, Munro JT, Nair SC, Elahi R, Llinás M, Prigge ST. MULTIPLE, REDUNDANT CARBOXYLIC ACID TRANSPORTERS SUPPORT MITOCHONDRIAL METABOLISM IN PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM. J Biol Chem 2025:110248. [PMID: 40398604 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2025] [Accepted: 05/14/2025] [Indexed: 05/23/2025]  Open
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Al Monla R, Penzo M, Vallentin A, Lohia R, Vincent J, Berry L, Gomes AR, Cerdan R, Wengelnik K. PI3-kinase has multiple functions in asexual blood stages of Plasmodium falciparum. Sci Rep 2025;15:16762. [PMID: 40369090 PMCID: PMC12078608 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-01397-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2025] [Indexed: 05/16/2025]  Open
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Khim M, Montgomery J, Laureano De Souza M, Delvillar M, Weible LJ, Prabakaran M, Hulverson MA, Eck T, Bheemanabonia RY, Alday PH, Rotella DP, Doggett JS, Staker BL, Ojo KK, Bhanot P. Versatile Imidazole Scaffold with Potent Activity against Multiple Apicomplexan Parasites. ACS Infect Dis 2025. [PMID: 40339062 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.5c00049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2025]
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Elahi R, Mesones Mancilla S, Sievert ML, Ribeiro Dinis L, Adewale-Fasoro O, Mann A, Zur Y, Prigge ST. Decoding the Minimal Translation System of the Plasmodium falciparum Apicoplast: Essential tRNA-modifying Enzymes and Their Roles in Organelle Maintenance. J Mol Biol 2025:169156. [PMID: 40335414 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2025.169156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2025] [Accepted: 04/09/2025] [Indexed: 05/09/2025]
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Balakrishnan A, Hunziker M, Tiwary P, Pandey V, Drew D, Billker O. A CRISPR homing screen finds a chloroquine resistance transporter-like protein of the Plasmodium oocyst essential for mosquito transmission of malaria. Nat Commun 2025;16:3895. [PMID: 40274854 PMCID: PMC12022033 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59099-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2025] [Indexed: 04/26/2025]  Open
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Awalt JK, Ooi ZK, Ashton TD, Mansouri M, Calic PPS, Zhou Q, Vasanthan S, Lee S, Loi K, Jarman KE, Penington JS, Qiu D, Zhang X, Lehane AM, Mao EY, Gancheva MR, Wilson DW, Giannangelo C, MacRaild CA, Creek DJ, Yeo T, Sheth T, Fidock DA, Churchyard A, Baum J, Famodimu MT, Delves MJ, Kristan M, Stewart L, Sutherland CJ, Coyle R, Jagoe H, Lee MCS, Chowdury M, de Koning-Ward TF, Baud D, Brand S, Jackson PF, Cowman AF, Dans MG, Sleebs BE. Optimization and Characterization of N-Acetamide Indoles as Antimalarials That Target PfATP4. J Med Chem 2025;68:8933-8966. [PMID: 40228810 PMCID: PMC12035806 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c00614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2025] [Revised: 03/19/2025] [Accepted: 03/25/2025] [Indexed: 04/16/2025]
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Blatch GL, Edkins AL. New insights into Sti1/Hop's cochaperone function highlight the complexity of proteostatic regulation. FEBS J 2025. [PMID: 40259657 DOI: 10.1111/febs.70108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2025] [Accepted: 04/11/2025] [Indexed: 04/23/2025]
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Zadow ME, MacRaild CA, Creek DJ, Wilson DW. Alba protein-mediated gene and protein regulation in protozoan parasites. Int J Parasitol 2025:S0020-7519(25)00076-1. [PMID: 40246164 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2025.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2024] [Revised: 02/21/2025] [Accepted: 04/10/2025] [Indexed: 04/19/2025]
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García-Guerrero AE, Marvin RG, Blackwell AM, Sigala PA. Biogenesis of Cytochromes c and c1 in the Electron Transport Chain of Malaria Parasites. ACS Infect Dis 2025;11:813-826. [PMID: 39481007 PMCID: PMC11991887 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2024]
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Hirai M, Arai M, Hayamichi S, Uchida A, Sudo M, Kubota R, Shinzawa N, Mita T. Deletion of the chloroquine resistance transporter gene confers reduced piperaquine susceptibility to the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2025;69:e0158924. [PMID: 39992104 PMCID: PMC11963562 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01589-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2025] [Indexed: 02/25/2025]  Open
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Saharan K, Baral S, Gandhi S, Singh AK, Ghosh S, Das R, Nagaraj VA, Vasudevan D. Structure-function studies of a nucleoplasmin isoform from Plasmodium falciparum. J Biol Chem 2025;301:108379. [PMID: 40049416 PMCID: PMC11993163 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.108379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2025] [Accepted: 02/27/2025] [Indexed: 04/01/2025]  Open
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Mesén-Ramírez JP, Fuchs G, Burmester J, Farias GB, Alape-Flores AM, Singla S, Alder A, Cubillán-Marín J, Castro-Peña C, Lemcke S, Sondermann H, Prado M, Spielmann T, Wilson D, Gilberger TW. HOPS/CORVET tethering complexes are critical for endocytosis and protein trafficking to invasion related organelles in malaria parasites. PLoS Pathog 2025;21:e1013053. [PMID: 40198740 PMCID: PMC12011295 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2025] [Accepted: 03/18/2025] [Indexed: 04/10/2025]  Open
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Smith C, Hajisadeghian M, van Noort GJVDH, Deery MJ, Pinto-Fernández A, Kessler BM, Artavanis-Tsakonas K. Activity-based protein profiling reveals both canonical and novel ubiquitin pathway enzymes in Plasmodium. PLoS Pathog 2025;21:e1013032. [PMID: 40249735 PMCID: PMC12007708 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2025] [Indexed: 04/20/2025]  Open
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Sundararaman SA, Miller JJ, Daley EC, O’Brien KA, Kasak P, Daniels AM, Edwards RL, Heidel KM, Bague DA, Wilson MA, Koelper AJ, Kourtoglou EC, White AD, August SA, Apple GA, Rouamba RW, Durand AJ, Esteb JJ, Muller FL, Johnson RJ, Hoops GC, Dowd CS, Odom John AR. Prodrug activation in malaria parasites mediated by an imported erythrocyte esterase, acylpeptide hydrolase (APEH). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2025;122:e2417682122. [PMID: 40035755 PMCID: PMC11912422 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2417682122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2025] [Indexed: 03/06/2025]  Open
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Windle ST, Neal ML, Mast FD, Kappe SHI, Aitchison JD. A Conditional Cas9 System for Stage-Specific Gene Editing in P. falciparum. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2025:2025.03.09.642268. [PMID: 40161752 PMCID: PMC11952345 DOI: 10.1101/2025.03.09.642268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/02/2025]
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Acharya D, Bavikatte AN, Ashok VV, Hegde SR, Macpherson CR, Scherf A, Vembar SS. Ectopic overexpression of Plasmodium falciparum DNA-/RNA-binding Alba proteins misregulates virulence gene homeostasis during asexual blood development. Microbiol Spectr 2025;13:e0088524. [PMID: 39868986 PMCID: PMC11878077 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00885-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 11/27/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2025]  Open
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Godinez-Macias KP, Chen D, Wallis JL, Siegel MG, Adam A, Bopp S, Carolino K, Coulson LB, Durst G, Thathy V, Esherick L, Farringer MA, Flannery EL, Forte B, Liu T, Godoy Magalhaes L, Gupta AK, Istvan ES, Jiang T, Kumpornsin K, Lobb K, McLean KJ, Moura IMR, Okombo J, Payne NC, Plater A, Rao SPS, Siqueira-Neto JL, Somsen BA, Summers RL, Zhang R, Gilson MK, Gamo FJ, Campo B, Baragaña B, Duffy J, Gilbert IH, Lukens AK, Dechering KJ, Niles JC, McNamara CW, Cheng X, Birkholtz LM, Bronkhorst AW, Fidock DA, Wirth DF, Goldberg DE, Lee MCS, Winzeler EA. Revisiting the Plasmodium falciparum druggable genome using predicted structures and data mining. NPJ DRUG DISCOVERY 2025;2:3. [PMID: 40066064 PMCID: PMC11892419 DOI: 10.1038/s44386-025-00006-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2025] [Indexed: 03/19/2025]
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Yang S, Wei Y, Quansah E, Zhang Z, Da W, Wang B, Wang K, Sun D, Tao Z, Zhang C. Cas12a is competitive for gene editing in the malaria parasites. Microb Pathog 2025;200:107340. [PMID: 39880137 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2025.107340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2025] [Accepted: 01/25/2025] [Indexed: 01/31/2025]
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Smith CJ, Eavis H, Briggs C, Henrici R, Karpiyevich M, Ansbro MR, Hoshizaki J, van der Heden van Noort GJ, Ascher DB, Sutherland CJ, Lee MCS, Artavanis-Tsakonas K. Drug resistance-associated mutations in Plasmodium UBP-1 disrupt its essential deubiquitinating activity. J Biol Chem 2025;301:108266. [PMID: 39909372 PMCID: PMC11927682 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.108266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2025] [Accepted: 01/30/2025] [Indexed: 02/07/2025]  Open
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Okombo J, Fidock DA. Towards next-generation treatment options to combat Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Nat Rev Microbiol 2025;23:178-191. [PMID: 39367132 PMCID: PMC11832322 DOI: 10.1038/s41579-024-01099-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2024] [Indexed: 10/06/2024]
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Nwankwo I, Ke H. Maintenance of pyrophosphate homeostasis in multiple subcellular compartments is essential in Plasmodium falciparum. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2025:2025.02.20.639246. [PMID: 40027813 PMCID: PMC11870574 DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.20.639246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2025]
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Ramaprasad A, Blackman MJ. A scaleable inducible knockout system for studying essential gene function in the malaria parasite. Nucleic Acids Res 2025;53:gkae1274. [PMID: 39739757 PMCID: PMC11879119 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae1274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 11/14/2024] [Accepted: 12/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/02/2025]  Open
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Moon RW, Bushell ESC. Not just monkey business. Science 2025;387:582-583. [PMID: 39913602 DOI: 10.1126/science.adv2328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2025]
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Sreenivasamurthy SK, Baptista CG, West CM, Blader IJ, Dvorin JD. PfFBXO1 is essential for inner membrane complex formation in Plasmodium falciparum during both asexual and transmission stages. Commun Biol 2025;8:190. [PMID: 39915671 PMCID: PMC11802861 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-07619-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2025] [Indexed: 02/09/2025]  Open
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Elsworth B, Ye S, Dass S, Tennessen JA, Sultana Q, Thommen BT, Paul AS, Kanjee U, Grüring C, Ferreira MU, Gubbels MJ, Zarringhalam K, Duraisingh MT. The essential genome of Plasmodium knowlesi reveals determinants of antimalarial susceptibility. Science 2025;387:eadq6241. [PMID: 39913579 PMCID: PMC12104972 DOI: 10.1126/science.adq6241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 12/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2025]
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Oberstaller J, Xu S, Naskar D, Zhang M, Wang C, Gibbons J, Pires CV, Mayho M, Otto TD, Rayner JC, Adams JH. Supersaturation mutagenesis reveals adaptive rewiring of essential genes among malaria parasites. Science 2025;387:eadq7347. [PMID: 39913589 DOI: 10.1126/science.adq7347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 12/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2025]
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Rawat M, Padalino G, Adika E, Okombo J, Yeo T, Brancale A, Fidock DA, Hoffmann KF, Lee MCS. Quinoxaline-based anti-schistosomal compounds have potent anti-plasmodial activity. PLoS Pathog 2025;21:e1012216. [PMID: 39899599 PMCID: PMC11809919 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 02/10/2025] [Accepted: 01/14/2025] [Indexed: 02/05/2025]  Open
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Hildebrandt F, N Matias A, Treeck M. A CRISPR view on genetic screens in Toxoplasma gondii. Curr Opin Microbiol 2025;83:102577. [PMID: 39778479 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2024.102577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2024] [Revised: 12/04/2024] [Accepted: 12/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/11/2025]
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Fukumoto J, Yoshida M, Tokuoka SM, H Hayakawa ES, Miyazaki S, Sakura T, Inaoka DK, Kita K, Usukura J, Shindou H, Tokumasu F. Pivotal roles of Plasmodium falciparum lysophospholipid acyltransferase 1 in cell cycle progression and cytostome internalization. Commun Biol 2025;8:142. [PMID: 39880906 PMCID: PMC11779973 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-07564-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2025] [Indexed: 01/31/2025]  Open
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Rachuri S, Nepal B, Shukla A, Ramanathan A, Morrisey JM, Daly T, Mather MW, Bergman LW, Kortagere S, Vaidya AB. Mutational analysis of an antimalarial drug target, PfATP4. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2025;122:e2403689122. [PMID: 39773028 PMCID: PMC11745376 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403689122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 11/24/2024] [Indexed: 01/11/2025]  Open
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Jonsdottir T, Paoletta M, Ishizaki T, Hernandez S, Ivanova M, Herrera Curbelo A, Saiki P, Selinger M, Das D, Henriksson J, Bushell EC. A scalable CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system facilitates CRISPR screens in the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei. Nucleic Acids Res 2025;53:gkaf005. [PMID: 39844455 PMCID: PMC11754126 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaf005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2024] [Revised: 11/30/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2025] [Indexed: 01/24/2025]  Open
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Liu Y, Cheng S, He G, He D, Wang D, Wang S, Chen L, Zhu L, Feng Y, Cui L, Cao Y, Zhu X. An inner membrane complex protein IMC1g in Plasmodium berghei is involved in asexual stage schizogony and parasite transmission. mBio 2025;16:e0265224. [PMID: 39576115 PMCID: PMC11708024 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02652-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2024] [Accepted: 10/23/2024] [Indexed: 01/11/2025]  Open
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Shi Q, Wang C, Yang W, Ma X, Tang J, Zhang J, Zhu G, Wang Y, Liu Y, He X. Plasmodium falciparum transcription factor AP2-06B is mutated at high frequency in Southeast Asia but does not associate with drug resistance. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2025;14:1521152. [PMID: 39835275 PMCID: PMC11744005 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1521152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2024] [Accepted: 12/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2025]  Open
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Stewart LB, Escolar EL, Philpott J, Claessens A, Amambua-Ngwa A, Conway DJ. Multiplication rate variation of malaria parasites from hospital cases and community infections. Sci Rep 2025;15:666. [PMID: 39753639 PMCID: PMC11698726 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-82916-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2024] [Accepted: 12/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/06/2025]  Open
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Walunj SB, Mishra G, Wagstaff KM, Patankar S, Jans DA. The Ivermectin Related Compound Moxidectin Can Target Apicomplexan Importin α and Limit Growth of Malarial Parasites. Cells 2025;14:39. [PMID: 39791740 PMCID: PMC11720742 DOI: 10.3390/cells14010039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2024] [Revised: 12/22/2024] [Accepted: 12/29/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2025]  Open
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Le Berre M, Tubiana T, Reuterswärd Waldner P, Lazar N, Li de la Sierra-Gallay I, Santos JM, Llinás M, Nessler S. Structural characterization of the ACDC domain from ApiAP2 proteins, a potential molecular target against apicomplexan parasites. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 2025;81:38-48. [PMID: 39820027 PMCID: PMC11740583 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798324012518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2024] [Accepted: 12/28/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2025]  Open
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Šťastný D, Balleková A, Tahotná D, Pokorná L, Holič R, Humpolíčková J, Griač P. Characterization of two Plasmodium falciparum lipid transfer proteins of the Sec14/CRAL-TRIO family. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2025;1870:159572. [PMID: 39426587 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2024.159572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2024] [Revised: 09/11/2024] [Accepted: 10/13/2024] [Indexed: 10/21/2024]
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Pires CV, Chawla J, Sollelis L, Oberstaller J, Zhang M, Wang C, Gibbons J, Rayner JC, Otto TD, Marti M, Adams JH. Genetic factors regulating Plasmodium falciparum gametocytogenesis identified by phenotypic screens. Sci Rep 2024;14:31010. [PMID: 39730700 PMCID: PMC11680961 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-82133-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 12/03/2024] [Indexed: 12/29/2024]  Open
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Ritaparna P, Dhal AK, Mahapatra RK. An in-silico study of FIKK9.5 protein of Plasmodium falciparum for identification of therapeutics. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024:1-14. [PMID: 39727019 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2024.2446671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2024] [Indexed: 12/28/2024]
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Zhang Z, Lyu M, Han X, Bandara S, Cui M, Istvan ES, Geng X, Tringides ML, Gregor WD, Miyagi M, Oberstaller J, Adams JH, Zhang Y, Nieman MT, von Lintig J, Goldberg DE, Yu EW. The Plasmodium falciparum NCR1 transporter is an antimalarial target that exports cholesterol from the parasite's plasma membrane. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024;10:eadq6651. [PMID: 39693420 PMCID: PMC11654669 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq6651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 11/12/2024] [Indexed: 12/20/2024]
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Blauwkamp J, Ambekar SV, Hussain T, Mair GR, Beck JR, Absalon S. Nuclear pore complexes undergo Nup221 exchange during blood-stage asexual replication of Plasmodium parasites. mSphere 2024;9:e0075024. [PMID: 39526784 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00750-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2024] [Accepted: 10/11/2024] [Indexed: 11/16/2024]  Open
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Sakura T, Ishii R, Yoshida E, Kita K, Kato T, Inaoka DK. Accelerating Antimalarial Drug Discovery with a New High-Throughput Screen for Fast-Killing Compounds. ACS Infect Dis 2024;10:4115-4126. [PMID: 39561299 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2024]
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Blackwell AM, Jami-Alahmadi Y, Nasamu AS, Kudo S, Senoo A, Slam C, Tsumoto K, Wohlschlegel JA, Manuel Martinez Caaveiro J, Goldberg DE, Sigala PA. Malaria parasites require a divergent heme oxygenase for apicoplast gene expression and biogenesis. eLife 2024;13:RP100256. [PMID: 39660822 PMCID: PMC11634067 DOI: 10.7554/elife.100256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2024]  Open
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Zerebinski J, Margerie L, Han NS, Moll M, Ritvos M, Jahnmatz P, Ahlborg N, Ngasala B, Rooth I, Sjöberg R, Sundling C, Yman V, Färnert A, Plaza DF. Naturally acquired IgG responses to Plasmodium falciparum do not target the conserved termini of the malaria vaccine candidate Merozoite Surface Protein 2. Front Immunol 2024;15:1501700. [PMID: 39717775 PMCID: PMC11663719 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1501700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2024] [Accepted: 11/15/2024] [Indexed: 12/25/2024]  Open
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