Malaria parasite pre-erythrocytic infection: preparation meets opportunity

Use of a Selective Inhibitor To Define the Chemotherapeutic Potential of the Plasmodial Hexose Transporter in Different Stages of the Parasite's Life Cycle

(2011) Ksenija Slavic et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Organelle segregation into Plasmodium liver stage merozoites

(2011) Rebecca R. Stanway et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A systematic analysis of the early transcribed membrane protein family throughout the life cycle of Plasmodium yoelii

(2011) Drew C. MacKellar et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular interactions and signaling mechanisms during erythrocyte invasion by malaria parasites

(2011) Deepak Gaur et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Calcium signal regulates temperature-dependent transformation of sporozoites in malaria parasite development

(2011) Yuko Doi et al.   EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY

The malaria circumsporozoite protein has two functional domains, each with distinct roles as sporozoites journey from mosquito to mammalian host

(2011) Alida Coppi et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Inactivation of a Plasmodium apicoplast protein attenuates formation of liver merozoites

(2011) Joana M. Haussig et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The crucial role of hepatocyte growth factor receptor during liver-stage infection is not conserved among Plasmodium species

(2011) Alexis Kaushansky et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Host-mediated regulation of superinfection in malaria

(2011) Silvia Portugal et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Towards an In Vitro Model of Plasmodium Hypnozoites Suitable for Drug Discovery

(2011) Laurent Dembele et al.   PLoS One

The Puf-Family RNA-Binding Protein Puf2 Controls Sporozoite Conversion to Liver Stages in the Malaria Parasite

(2011) Katja Müller et al.   PLoS One

Plasmodium Protease ROM1 Is Important for Proper Formation of the Parasitophorous Vacuole

(2011) Iset Medina Vera et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Transition of Plasmodium Sporozoites into Liver Stage-Like Forms Is Regulated by the RNA Binding Protein Pumilio

(2011) Carina S. S. Gomes-Santos et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Hostile Takeover by Plasmodium: Reorganization of Parasite and Host Cell Membranes during Liver Stage Egress

(2011) Stefanie Graewe et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Dendritic Cells and Hepatocytes Use Distinct Pathways to Process Protective Antigen from Plasmodium in vivo

(2011) Ian A. Cockburn et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Metamorphosis of the malaria parasite in the liver is associated with organelle clearance

(2010) Bamini Jayabalasingham et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Plasmodium salvages cholesterol internalized by LDL and synthesized de novo in the liver

(2010) Mehdi Labaied et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Key factors regulating Plasmodium berghei sporozoite survival and transformation revealed by an automated visual assay

(2010) Stephan Hegge et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

A constitutive pan-hexose permease for the Plasmodium life cycle and transgenic models for screening of antimalarial sugar analogs

(2010) Martin Blume et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Genetically engineered, attenuated whole-cell vaccine approaches for malaria

(2010) Ashley Vaughan et al.   Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics

ThePlasmodiumeukaryotic initiation factor-2α kinase IK2 controls the latency of sporozoites in the mosquito salivary glands

(2010) Min Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

SAP1 is a critical post-transcriptional regulator of infectivity in malaria parasite sporozoite stages

(2010) Ahmed S. I. Aly et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Plasmodiumpyruvate dehydrogenase activity is only essential for the parasite's progression from liver infection to blood infection

(2010) Ying Pei et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Establishment of an In Vitro Assay for Assessing the Effects of Drugs on the Liver Stages of Plasmodium vivax Malaria

(2010) Rana Chattopadhyay et al.   PLoS One

Exoerythrocytic Plasmodium Parasites Secrete a Cysteine Protease Inhibitor Involved in Sporozoite Invasion and Capable of Blocking Cell Death of Host Hepatocytes

(2010) Annika Rennenberg et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Malaria Parasite Development in the Mosquito and Infection of the Mammalian Host

(2009) Ahmed S.I. Aly et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Host cell transcriptional profiling during malaria liver stage infection reveals a coordinated and sequential set of biological events

(2009) Sónia S Albuquerque et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Host Cell Entry by Apicomplexa Parasites Requires Actin Polymerization in the Host Cell

(2009) Virginie Gonzalez et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

The Plasmodium serine-type SERA proteases display distinct expression patterns and non-essential in vivo roles during life cycle progression of the malaria parasite

(2009) Elyzana D. Putrianti et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Plasmodium sporozoite–host interactions from the dermis to the hepatocyte

(2009) Ijeoma Ejigiri et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Structure of thePlasmodium falciparumCircumsporozoite Protein, a Leading Malaria Vaccine Candidate

(2009) Matthew L. Plassmeyer et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Host Scavenger Receptor SR-BI Plays a Dual Role in the Establishment of Malaria Parasite Liver Infection

(2008) Cristina D. Rodrigues et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

The Fatty Acid Biosynthesis Enzyme FabI Plays a Key Role in the Development of Liver-Stage Malarial Parasites

(2008) Min Yu et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Heme Oxygenase-1 Is an Anti-Inflammatory Host Factor that Promotes Murine Plasmodium Liver Infection

(2008) Sabrina Epiphanio et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Scavenger Receptor BI Boosts Hepatocyte Permissiveness to Plasmodium Infection

(2008) Samir Yalaoui et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Malarial proteases and host cell egress: an ‘emerging’ cascade

(2008) Michael J. Blackman   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Expression and processing ofPlasmodium bergheiSERA3 during liver stages

(2008) Anja Schmidt-Christensen et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Type II fatty acid synthesis is essential only for malaria parasite late liver stage development

(2008) Ashley M. Vaughan et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Plasmodium yoelii sporozoites modulate cytokine profile and induce apoptosis in murine Kupffer cells

(2008) Christian Klotz et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

Intracellular survival of apicomplexan parasites and host cell modification

(2008) Carsten G.K. Lüder et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

Distinct Malaria Parasite Sporozoites Reveal Transcriptional Changes That Cause Differential Tissue Infection Competence in the Mosquito Vector and Mammalian Host

(2008) S. A. Mikolajczak et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Gene Disruption of Plasmodium falciparum p52 Results in Attenuation of Malaria Liver Stage Development in Cultured Primary Human Hepatocytes

(2008) Ben C. L. van Schaijk et al.   PLoS One

A combined transcriptome and proteome survey of malaria parasite liver stages

(2008) A. S. Tarun et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

No TRAP, no invasion

(2008) Belinda J. Morahan et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

A Sporozoite Asparagine-Rich Protein Controls Initiation of Plasmodium Liver Stage Development

(2008) Olivier Silvie et al.   PLoS Pathogens