A not-so-ancient grease history: click chemistry and protein lipid modifications

KF Suazo, KY Park, MD Distefano - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein lipid modification involves the attachment of hydrophobic groups to proteins via
ester, thioester, amide, or thioether linkages. In this review, the specific click chemical …

Cerebral Malaria and Neuronal Implications of Plasmodium Falciparum Infection: From Mechanisms to Advanced Models

OB Akide Ndunge, N Kilian, MM Salman - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reorganization of host red blood cells by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
enables their sequestration via attachment to the microvasculature. This artificially increases …

Lipid transport proteins in malaria, from Plasmodium parasites to their hosts

M Ressurreição, C van Ooij - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular and Cell …, 2021 - Elsevier
Eukaryotic unicellular pathogens from the genus Plasmodium are the etiological agents of
malaria, a disease that persists over a wide range of vertebrate species, including humans …

The main post-translational modifications and related regulatory pathways in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum: An update

S Rashidi, R Tuteja, R Mansouri… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
There are important challenges when investigating individual post-translational
modifications (PTMs) or protein interaction network and delineating if PTMs or their changes …

Activity-based protein profiling of human and plasmodium serine hydrolases and interrogation of potential antimalarial targets

D Davison, S Howell, AP Snijders, E Deu - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Malaria remains a global health issue requiring the identification of novel therapeutic targets
to combat drug resistance. Metabolic serine hydrolases are druggable enzymes playing …

Dynamic Palmitoylation of Red Cell Membrane Proteins Governs Susceptibility to Invasion by the Malaria Parasite, Plasmodium falciparum

G Kumari, DAB Rex, S Goswami… - ACS Infectious …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Phosphorylation and other post-translational modifications of red blood cell (RBC) proteins
govern membrane function and have a role in the invasion of RBCs by the malaria parasite …

Post-translational lipid modifications in Plasmodium parasites

NA Counihan, HC Chernih… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Lipidation can modulate protein function by increasing affinity to
membranes.•Major lipidation in Plasmodium spp: prenylation, myristoylation, and …

Novel secretory organelles of parasite origin‐at the center of host‐parasite interaction

V Bekić, N Kilian - BioEssays, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reorganization of cell organelle‐deprived host red blood cells by the apicomplexan malaria
parasite Plasmodium falciparum enables their cytoadherence to endothelial cells that line …

Chemical biology tools to investigate malaria parasites

J Broichhagen, N Kilian - ChemBioChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Parasitic diseases like malaria tropica have been shaping human evolution and history
since the beginning of mankind. After infection, the response of the human host ranges from …

Global profiling of protein S-palmitoylation in the second-generation merozoites of Eimeria tenella

Z Qu, Y Li, W Li, N Zhang, JS Olajide, X Mi, B Fu - Parasitology Research, 2024 - Springer
The intracellular protozoan Eimeria tenella is responsible for avian coccidiosis which is
characterized by host intestinal damage. During developmental cycle, E. tenella undergoes …