2024
Two mosquito salivary antigens demonstrate promise as biomarkers of recent exposure to P. falciparum infected mosquito bites
Lapidus S, Goheen M, Sy M, Deme A, Ndiaye I, Diedhiou Y, Mbaye A, Hagadorn K, Sene S, Pouye M, Thiam L, Ba A, Guerra N, Mbengue A, Raduwan H, Gagnon J, Vigan-Womas I, Parikh S, Ko A, Ndiaye D, Fikrig E, Chuang Y, Bei A. Two mosquito salivary antigens demonstrate promise as biomarkers of recent exposure to P. falciparum infected mosquito bites. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, jiae525. PMID: 39475423, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModerate transmission areasMosquito salivary proteinsModerately endemic areaAntibody responseMosquito exposureTransmission seasonP. falciparum infectionMalaria transmission seasonMalaria transmission intensityExposure to infectious mosquitoesMosquito bitesEntomological inoculation rateEndemic areasHuman immune responseInfected mosquito bitesTransmission areasDecline 3 monthsNo antibody responseExposure to infected mosquitoesP. falciparumControl cohortExposure to mosquitoesBead-based assayImmune responseSalivary proteins
2018
De Novo Mutations Resolve Disease Transmission Pathways in Clonal Malaria
Redmond SN, MacInnis BM, Bopp S, Bei AK, Ndiaye D, Hartl DL, Wirth DF, Volkman SK, Neafsey DE. De Novo Mutations Resolve Disease Transmission Pathways in Clonal Malaria. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2018, 35: 1678-1689. PMID: 29722884, PMCID: PMC5995194, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msy059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo mutationsEvolutionary ratesSlow evolutionary rateNovo mutationsComplex life cycleSlow generation timeLow-complexity regionsGenomic regionsLarge genomesGenomic epidemiology approachReintroduction scenariosCombination of sequencingP. falciparumViral speciesMutation rateClonal lineagesGenomeMutation studiesLibrary preparationIdentical parasitesGeneration timeBacterial pathogensMalaria parasitesMutationsGenomic epidemiology
2013
Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Antigen, PfRH5, Elicits Detectable Levels of Invasion-Inhibiting Antibodies in Humans
Patel SD, Ahouidi AD, Bei AK, Dieye TN, Mboup S, Harrison SC, Duraisingh MT. Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Antigen, PfRH5, Elicits Detectable Levels of Invasion-Inhibiting Antibodies in Humans. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2013, 208: 1679-1687. PMID: 23904294, PMCID: PMC3805239, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMerozoite surface antigenSurface antigenPlasmodium falciparum merozoite surface antigenMulti-subunit vaccineMillions of infectionsIntracellular protozoan parasiteInvasion inhibition assaysSubstantial morbidityClinical isolatesP. falciparumBlood stagesPlasmodium falciparumNatural infectionAntibodiesPfRH5Protozoan parasiteDetectable levelsInhibition assaysInfectionAntigenFalciparumRecombinant formMorbidityLaboratory strainsVaccine
2011
Basigin is a receptor essential for erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum
Crosnier C, Bustamante LY, Bartholdson SJ, Bei AK, Theron M, Uchikawa M, Mboup S, Ndir O, Kwiatkowski DP, Duraisingh MT, Rayner JC, Wright GJ. Basigin is a receptor essential for erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum. Nature 2011, 480: 534-537. PMID: 22080952, PMCID: PMC3245779, DOI: 10.1038/nature10606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmodium falciparum merozoitesInvasion of erythrocytesMalaria infectionFalciparum merozoitesAntimalarial therapeuticsP. falciparumBlood stagesPlasmodium falciparumErythrocyte invasionParasite invasionInvasionFalciparumReceptor essentialField strainsBasiginErythrocytesPfRH5VaccineInfectionAntibodies