Transcriptional variation in malaria parasites: why and how

O Llorà-Batlle, E Tintó-Font… - Briefings in functional …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Transcriptional differences enable the generation of alternative phenotypes from the same
genome. In malaria parasites, transcriptional plasticity plays a major role in the process of …

Identification of Potential Drug Targets in Erythrocyte Invasion Pathway of Plasmodium falciparum

MM Kazan, MM Asmare, RK Mahapatra - Current Microbiology, 2023 - Springer
The erythrocyte invasion phase plays a critical role in multiplication, sexual determination,
and drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. In order to identify the critical genes and …

In silico design of knowledge-based Plasmodium falciparum epitope ensemble vaccines

SA Damfo, P Reche, D Gatherer, DR Flower - Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Malaria is a global health burden, and a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Africa.
Here we designed a putative malaria epitope ensemble vaccine by selecting an optimal set …

Appreciating the complexity of localized malaria risk in Ghana: Spatial data challenges and solutions

S Bempah, A Curtis, G Awandare, J Ajayakumar - Health & Place, 2020 - Elsevier
Various factors have been associated with the ongoing high prevalence of malaria in
Ghana. Among these are poor sanitation, low socioeconomic status (SES), building …

A forward genetic screen reveals a primary role for Plasmodium falciparum Reticulocyte Binding Protein Homologue 2a and 2b in determining alternative erythrocyte …

S Campino, A Marin-Menendez, A Kemp… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Invasion of human erythrocytes is essential for Plasmodium falciparum parasite survival and
pathogenesis, and is also a complex phenotype. While some later steps in invasion appear …

Investigating a Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion phenotype switch at the whole transcriptome level

PB Nyarko, SJ Tarr, Y Aniweh, LB Stewart… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The central role that erythrocyte invasion plays in Plasmodium falciparum survival and
reproduction makes this process an attractive target for therapeutic or vaccine development …

Short-term cryopreservation and thawing have minimal effects on Plasmodium falciparum ex vivo invasion profile

LG Thiam, F Ansah, M Niang, GA Awandare… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ex vivo phenotyping of P. falciparum erythrocyte invasion diversity is important in the
identification and down selection of potential malaria vaccine targets. However, due to the …

Blood donor variability is a modulatory factor for P. falciparum invasion phenotyping assays

LG Thiam, PB Nyarko, KA Kusi, M Niang, Y Aniweh… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Human erythrocytes are indispensable for Plasmodium falciparum development. Unlike
other eukaryotic cells, there is no existing erythroid cell line capable of supporting long-term …

Avances en el desarrollo de una vacuna contra la malaria por Plasmodium falciparum: una revisión de literatura

AMG Rodríguez… - Revista …, 2020 - revistasdigitales.uniboyaca.edu.co
Introducción. La malaria por Plasmodium falciparum es una enfermedad causante de altas
tasas de morbimortalidad a nivel mundial. Diferentes candidatos a vacuna se han evaluado …

Parasite-Related Genetic and Epigenetic Aspects and Host Factors Influencing Plasmodium falciparum Invasion of Erythrocytes

M Ararat-Sarria, MA Patarroyo… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Malaria, a disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, is widespread throughout tropical and
sub-tropical regions worldwide; it mostly affects children and pregnant woman. Eradication …