Plasmodium genomics: an approach for learning about and ending human malaria

JA Garrido-Cardenas, L González-Cerón… - Parasitology …, 2019 - Springer
Malaria causes high levels of morbidity and mortality in human beings worldwide. According
to the World Health Organization (WHO), about half a million people die of this disease each …

Diversify and Conquer: The Vaccine Escapism of Plasmodium falciparum

A Pance - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the last century, a great deal of effort and resources have been poured into the
development of vaccines to protect against malaria, particularly targeting the most widely …

Transcriptomic analyses of differentially expressed human genes, micro RNAs and long-non-coding RNAs in severe, symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria infection

MA Oboh, OB Morenikeji, O Ojurongbe, BN Thomas - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Malaria transmission and endemicity in Africa remains hugely disproportionate compared to
the rest of the world. The complex life cycle of P. falciparum (Pf) between the vertebrate …

Structural basis of phosphatidic acid sensing by APH in apicomplexan parasites

N Darvill, DJ Dubois, SL Rouse, PM Hammoudi… - Structure, 2018 - cell.com
Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii are obligate intracellular parasites that
belong to the phylum of Apicomplexa and cause major human diseases. Their access to an …

[HTML][HTML] Population genetic analysis of Plasmodium falciparum cell-traversal protein for ookinetes and sporozoite among malaria patients from southern Nigeria

MA Oboh, C Isaac, MN Schroeter, OB Morenikeji… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plasmodium falciparum immune escape mechanisms affect antigens being prioritized for
vaccine design. As a result of the multiple surface antigens the parasite exhibits at different …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmodium falciparum population structure and genetic diversity of cell traversal protein for ookinetes and sporozoites (CelTOS) during malaria resurgences …

AN Wotodjo, MA Oboh, C Sokhna, N Diagne… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ability to accurately measure the intensity of malaria transmission in areas with low
transmission is extremely important to guide elimination efforts. Plasmodium falciparum Cell …

In Silico Analysis Reveals High Levels of Genetic Diversity of Plasmodium knowlesi Cell Traversal Protein for Ookinetes and Sporozoites (PkCelTOS) in Clinical …

MA Ahmed, P Baruah, A Saif, JH Han… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The cell-traversal protein for ookinetes and sporozoites (CelTOS), expressed on the surface
of ookinetes and sporozoitesin Plasmodium species, is a promising malaria vaccine …

High genetic and haplotype diversity in vaccine candidate Pfceltos but not Pfrh5 among malaria-infected children in Ibadan, Nigeria

MA Oboh, N Asmorom, C Falade, O Ojurongbe… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Malaria remains a global public health challenge. The disease has a great impact in sub-
Saharan Africa among children under five years of age and pregnant women. Malaria …

Towards large-scale identification of HLA-restricted T cell epitopes from four vaccine candidate antigens in a malaria endemic community in Ghana

KA Kusi, EA Ofori, K Akyea-Mensah, E Kyei-Baafour… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Sterile protection against clinical malaria has been achieved in animal models and
experimental human challenge studies involving immunization with radiation attenuated …

Heterogeneity in the acquisition of naturally acquired antibodies to cell-traversal protein for ookinetes and sporozoites (CelTOS) and thrombospondin-related …

S Pirahmadi, S Zakeri, AA Mehrizi, L Karimi, ND Djadid - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, there is no subunit malaria vaccine capable of providing long-lasting protection,
and a vaccine based on a single-antigen has shown moderate to unsatisfactory efficacies in …