2019
Evidence for vesicle-mediated antigen export by the human pathogen Babesia microti
Thekkiniath J, Kilian N, Lawres L, Gewirtz MA, Graham MM, Liu X, Ledizet M, Mamoun C. Evidence for vesicle-mediated antigen export by the human pathogen Babesia microti. Life Science Alliance 2019, 2: e201900382. PMID: 31196872, PMCID: PMC6572159, DOI: 10.26508/lsa.201900382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApicomplexan parasitesCell fractionation studiesImmunoelectron microscopy analysisMode of secretionInvasion of erythrocytesParasite effectorsTrafficking motifsPlasma membraneExport mechanismClose relativesParasitophorous vacuoleHost erythrocyteMorphogenic changesFractionation studiesNovel mechanismHuman malariaFatal tick-borne diseaseMalaria-like illnessMouse red blood cellsParasitesAntigen exportTick-borne diseaseRed blood cellsHuman babesiosisImmunodominant antigens
2008
Genetic evidence for the essential role of PfNT1 in the transport and utilization of xanthine, guanine, guanosine and adenine by Plasmodium falciparum
Bissati K, Downie MJ, Kim SK, Horowitz M, Carter N, Ullman B, Mamoun C. Genetic evidence for the essential role of PfNT1 in the transport and utilization of xanthine, guanine, guanosine and adenine by Plasmodium falciparum. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 2008, 161: 130-139. PMID: 18639591, PMCID: PMC2612043, DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2008.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmodium falciparumPurine sourcePurine ring de novoP. falciparum parasitesP. falciparum strainsNon-physiological concentrationsFalciparum parasitesFalciparum strainsMalaria parasitesEpisomal complementationKnockout parasitesParasite strainsGenetic evidencePhysiological concentrationsPurine salvagePfNT1Functional rolePurine uptakeFalciparumAdenosineEssential roleParasitesDe novoGuanineXanthine