[HTML][HTML] Invasive mosquito vectors in Europe: from bioecology to surveillance and management

G Giunti, N Becker, G Benelli - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Invasive mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) play a key role in the spread of a number
of mosquito-borne diseases worldwide. Anthropogenic changes play a significant role in …

Plasmodium ARK2 and EB1 drive unconventional spindle dynamics, during chromosome segregation in sexual transmission stages

M Zeeshan, E Rea, S Abel, K Vukušić, R Markus… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The Aurora family of kinases orchestrates chromosome segregation and cytokinesis during
cell division, with precise spatiotemporal regulation of its catalytic activities by distinct protein …

The Skp1-Cullin1-FBXO1 complex is a pleiotropic regulator required for the formation of gametes and motile forms in Plasmodium berghei

R Rashpa, N Klages, D Schvartz, C Pasquarello… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Malaria-causing parasites of the Plasmodium genus undergo multiple developmental
phases in the human and the mosquito hosts, regulated by various post-translational …

Novel systems to study vector-pathogen interactions in malaria

M Parres-Mercader, A Pance… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Some parasitic diseases, such as malaria, require two hosts to complete their lifecycle: a
human and an insect vector. Although most malaria research has focused on parasite …

Comparative transcriptome profiling of Eimeria tenella in various developmental stages and functional analysis of an ApiAP2 transcription factor exclusively …

L Chen, X Tang, P Sun, D Hu, Y Zhang, C Wang… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The apicomplexan parasites Eimeria spp. are the causative agents of
coccidiosis, a disease with a significant global impact on the poultry industry. The complex …

EB1 decoration of microtubule lattice facilitates spindle-kinetochore lateral attachment in Plasmodium male gametogenesis

S Yang, M Cai, J Huang, S Zhang, X Mo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Faithful chromosome segregation of 8 duplicated haploid genomes into 8 daughter gametes
is essential for male gametogenesis and mosquito transmission of Plasmodium …

Neddylation is essential for malaria transmission in Plasmodium berghei

B Nayak, P Paul, S Mishra - MBio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Neddylation is a type of posttranslational modification known to regulate a wide range of
cellular processes by covalently conjugating the ubiquitin-like protein Nedd8 to target …

An axonemal intron splicing program sustains Plasmodium male development

J Guan, P Wu, X Mo, X Zhang, W Liang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Differentiation of male gametocytes into flagellated fertile male gametes relies on the
assembly of axoneme, a major component of male development for mosquito transmission …

A time point proteomic analysis reveals protein dynamics of Plasmodium oocysts

CMF Preira, E Pizzi, F Fratini, F Grasso… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2024 - ASBMB
The oocyst is a sporogonic stage of Plasmodium development that takes place in the
mosquito midgut in about 2 weeks. The cyst is protected by a capsule of unknown …

The molecular mechanisms driving Plasmodium cell division

DS Guttery, M Zeeshan, AA Holder… - Biochemical Society …, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Malaria, a vector borne disease, is a major global health and socioeconomic problem
caused by the apicomplexan protozoan parasite Plasmodium. The parasite alternates …