Moving on: How malaria parasites exit the liver

M Scheiner, PC Burda… - Molecular Microbiology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
An essential step in the life cycle of malaria parasites is their egress from hepatocytes, which
enables the transition from the asymptomatic liver stage to the pathogenic blood stage of …

Apicomplexan phosphodiesterases in cyclic nucleotide turnover: conservation, function, and therapeutic potential

WJ Moss, L Brusini, R Kuehnel, M Brochet, KM Brown - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Apicomplexa encompasses a large number of intracellular parasites infecting a wide range
of animals. Cyclic nucleotide signaling is crucial for a variety of apicomplexan life stages and …

Analysis of CDPK1 targets identifies a trafficking adaptor complex that regulates microneme exocytosis in Toxoplasma

AW Chan, M Broncel, E Yifrach, NR Haseley… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Apicomplexan parasites use Ca 2+-regulated exocytosis to secrete essential virulence
factors from specialized organelles called micronemes. Ca 2+-dependent protein kinases …

CDPK2A and CDPK1 form a signaling module upstream of Toxoplasma motility

E Shortt, CG Hackett, RV Stadler, RS Kent… - MBio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
In apicomplexan parasites, the transition between replication and dissemination is regulated
by fluctuations in cytosolic calcium concentrations, transduced in part by calcium-dependent …

Detecting and dissecting signaling crosstalk via the multilayer network integration of signaling and regulatory interactions

L Martini, SH Baek, I Lo, BA Raby… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The versatility of cellular response arises from the communication, or crosstalk, of signaling
pathways in a complex network of signaling and transcriptional regulatory interactions …

Regulation of phosphoinositide metabolism in Apicomplexan parasites

A Arabiotorre, VA Bankaitis, A Grabon - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Phosphoinositides are a biologically essential class of phospholipids that contribute to
organelle membrane identity, modulate membrane trafficking pathways, and are central …

Proteomics Applications in Toxoplasma gondii: Unveiling the Host–Parasite Interactions and Therapeutic Target Discovery

B Deng, L Vanagas, AM Alonso, SO Angel - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite with the ability to infect various warm-blooded
vertebrates, including humans, is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis. This infection poses …

The Cryptosporidium signaling kinase CDPK5 plays an important role in male gametogenesis and parasite virulence

MG Nava, J Szewczyk, JV Arrington, T Alam, S Vinayak - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
The protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrhea in young children.
The parasite's life cycle involves a coordinated and timely progression from asexual to …

[HTML][HTML] SPARK regulates AGC kinases central to the Toxoplasma gondii asexual cycle

AL Herneisen, ML Peters, TA Smith, E Shortt, S Lourido - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Apicomplexan parasites balance proliferation, persistence, and spread in their metazoan
hosts. AGC kinases, such as PKG, PKA, and the PDK1 ortholog SPARK, integrate …

Proteomic approaches for protein kinase substrate identification in Apicomplexa

G Cabral, WJ Moss, KM Brown - Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 2024 - Elsevier
Apicomplexa is a phylum of protist parasites, notable for causing life-threatening diseases
including malaria, toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidiosis, and babesiosis. Apicomplexan …