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Role of a patatin-like phospholipase in Plasmodium falciparum gametogenesis and malaria transmission
Singh P, Alaganan A, More K, Lorthiois A, Thiberge S, Gorgette O, Guillotte Blisnick M, Guglielmini J, Aguilera S, Touqui L, Singh S, Chitnis C. Role of a patatin-like phospholipase in Plasmodium falciparum gametogenesis and malaria transmission. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 17498-17508. PMID: 31413195, PMCID: PMC6717283, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1900266116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComputational BiologyGametogenesisHumansLife Cycle StagesMalaria, FalciparumPhospholipasesPlasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsSequence DeletionConceptsFemale gametesPerforin-like proteinBlood-stage growthIngestion of gametocytesProcess of gametogenesisPatatin-like phospholipaseGamete egressDiverse organismsMembrane remodelingIntracellular vesiclesVesicle secretionVesicular dischargeMale gametesOocyst formationPeripheral membraneGametocyte developmentGametogenesisExtensive membraneConditional deletionGametesBlood mealDevelopment of drugsDeletionPotential targetGenes
2022
Epitope profiling of monoclonal antibodies to the immunodominant antigen BmGPI12 of the human pathogen Babesia microti
Chand M, Choi J, Pal A, Singh P, Kumari V, Thekkiniath J, Gagnon J, Timalsina S, Gaur G, Williams S, Ledizet M, Mamoun C. Epitope profiling of monoclonal antibodies to the immunodominant antigen BmGPI12 of the human pathogen Babesia microti. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2022, 12: 1039197. PMID: 36506011, PMCID: PMC9732259, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1039197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBabesiaBabesia microtiEpitopesGastropodaHumansImmunodominant EpitopesMalaria, FalciparumMammalsMiceConceptsMonoclonal antibodiesAntigen detection assaysMajor immunogenic determinantMost clinical casesReliable biomarkersAntibody combinationsImmunogenic determinantsIntraerythrocytic life cycleClinical casesUnique epitopesBabesia microtiEpitope profilingHuman babesiosisTick-borne diseasesSignificant riseSerological profilingPlasma samplesAntibodiesSerological characterizationProtozoan parasitePublic healthInfectionAntigenDiseaseMammalian hosts