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Journal articles
2019, 'Apicomplexan F-actin is required for efficient nuclear entry during host cell invasion', EMBO Reports, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.15252/embr.201948896
,2019, 'Genetic manipulation of cell line derived reticulocytes enables dissection of host malaria invasion requirements', Nature Communications, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11790-w
,2019, 'Plasmodium myosin A drives parasite invasion by an atypical force generating mechanism', Nature Communications, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11120-0
,2019, 'Quantitative and rapid Plasmodium falciparum malaria diagnosis and artemisinin-resistance detection using a CMOS Lab-on-Chip platform', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2019.111678
,2019, 'Screen of traditional soup broths with reported antipyretic activity towards the discovery of potential antimalarials', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104, pp. 1138 - 1142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-317590
,2019, 'The effects of dyslipidaemia and cholesterol modulation on erythrocyte susceptibility to malaria parasite infection', Malaria Journal, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3016-3
,2019, 'Divergent roles for the RH5 complex components, CyRPA and RIPR in human-infective malaria parasites', PLoS Pathogens, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007809
,2019, 'The antimalarial screening landscape—looking beyond the asexual blood stage', Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 50, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.01.029
,2019, 'Lysyl-tRNA synthetase as a drug target in malaria and cryptosporidiosis', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116, pp. 7015 - 7020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1814685116
,2018, 'A high throughput screen for next-generation leads targeting malaria parasite transmission', Nature Communications, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05777-2
,2018, 'Cellular dissection of malaria parasite invasion of human erythrocytes using viable Plasmodium knowlesi merozoites', Scientific Reports, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28457-z
,2018, 'Epistasis studies reveal redundancy among calcium-dependent protein kinases in motility and invasion of malaria parasites', Nature Communications, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06733-w
,2018, 'Allele-Specific Isothermal Amplification Method Using Unmodified Self-Stabilizing Competitive Primers', Analytical Chemistry, 90, pp. 11972 - 11980, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02416
,2018, 'An inexpensive open source 3D-printed membrane feeder for human malaria transmission studies', Malaria Journal, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2436-9
,2018, 'Development of a Photo-Cross-Linkable Diaminoquinazoline Inhibitor for Target Identification in Plasmodium falciparum', ACS Infectious Diseases, 4, pp. 523 - 530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.7b00228
,2017, 'Reconstitution of the core of the malaria parasite glideosome with recombinant Plasmodium class XIV myosin A and Plasmodium actin', Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292, pp. 19290 - 19303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M117.813972
,2017, 'Multiple essential functions of Plasmodium falciparum actin-1 during malaria blood-stage development', BMC Biology, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-017-0406-2
,2017, 'Hundreds of dual-stage antimalarial molecules discovered by a functional gametocyte screen', Nature Communications, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15160
,2017, 'Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte-binding antigen 175 triggers a biophysical change in the red blood cell that facilitates invasion', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114, pp. 4225 - 4230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1620843114
,2017, 'Mefloquine targets the Plasmodium falciparum 80S ribosome to inhibit protein synthesis', Nature Microbiology, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.31
,2017, 'Malaria Parasite Invasion: Achieving Superb Resolution', Cell Host and Microbe, 21, pp. 294 - 296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2017.02.006
,2016, 'Truncated Latrunculins as Actin Inhibitors Targeting Plasmodium falciparum Motility and Host Cell Invasion', Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 59, pp. 10994 - 11005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01109
,2016, 'Plasmodium Merozoite TRAP Family Protein Is Essential for Vacuole Membrane Disruption and Gamete Egress from Erythrocytes', Cell Host and Microbe, 20, pp. 618 - 630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2016.10.015
,2016, 'Routine in vitro culture of P. Falciparum gametocytes to evaluate novel transmission-blocking interventions', Nature Protocols, 11, pp. 1668 - 1680, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2016.096
,2016, 'The Actin Filament-Binding Protein Coronin Regulates Motility in Plasmodium Sporozoites', PLoS Pathogens, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005710
,2016, 'The mechanics of malaria parasite invasion of the human erythrocyte - towards a reassessment of the host cell contribution', Cellular Microbiology, 18, pp. 319 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cmi.12557
,2016, 'Quantitative phospho-proteomics reveals the Plasmodium merozoite triggers pre-invasion host kinase modification of the red cell cytoskeleton', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep19766
,2016, 'Localisation-based imaging of malarial antigens during erythrocyte entry reaffirms a role for AMA1 but not MTRAP in invasion', Journal of Cell Science, 129, pp. 228 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.177741
,2016, 'Plasmodium actin is incompletely folded by heterologous protein-folding machinery and likely requires the native Plasmodium chaperonin complex to enter a mature functional state', FASEB Journal, 30, pp. 405 - 416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.15-276618
,2016, 'Reassessing the mechanics of parasite motility and host-cell invasion', Journal of Cell Biology, 214, pp. 507 - 515, http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/JCB.201605100
,2015, 'Motorizing pathogens', Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 46, pp. 78 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.09.019
,2015, 'Disassembly activity of actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF) is associated with distinct cellular processes in apicomplexan parasites', Molecular Biology of the Cell, 26, pp. 3001 - 3012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E14-10-1427
,2015, 'Macrolides rapidly inhibit red blood cell invasion by the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum', BMC Biology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-015-0162-0
,2015, 'Plasmodium falciparum coronin organizes arrays of parallel actin filaments potentially guiding directional motility in invasive malaria parasites', Malaria Journal, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0801-5
,2014, 'Membrane-wrapping contributions to malaria parasite invasion of the human erythrocyte', Biophysical Journal, 107, pp. 43 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2014.05.024
,2014, 'Cryo-EM structure of the Plasmodium falciparum 80S ribosome bound to the anti-protozoan drug emetine', eLife, 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.03080
,2014, 'A mechanism for actin filament severing by malaria parasite actin depolymerizing factor 1 via a low affinity binding interface', Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289, pp. 4043 - 4054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M113.523365
,2014, 'Quantitative analysis of Plasmodium ookinete motion in three dimensions suggests a critical role for cell shape in the biomechanics of malaria parasite gliding motility', Cellular Microbiology, 16, pp. 734 - 750, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cmi.12283
,2014, 'Remodelling of the erythrocyte cytoskeleton during P. falciparum merozoite invasion', Malaria Journal, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-s1-p96
,2013, 'Spatial association with PTEX complexes defines regions for effector export into Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes', Nature Communications, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2449
,2013, 'Vaccination with Conserved Regions of Erythrocyte-Binding Antigens Induces Neutralizing Antibodies against Multiple Strains of Plasmodium falciparum', PLoS ONE, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072504
,2013, 'Electron tomography of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites reveals core cellular events that underpin erythrocyte invasion', Cellular Microbiology, 15, pp. 1457 - 1472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cmi.12132
,2013, 'Pfsec13 is an unusual chromatin-associated nucleoporin of plasmodium falciparum that is essential for parasite proliferation in human erythrocytes', Journal of Cell Science, 126, pp. 3055 - 3069, http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.122119
,2013, 'Cell-cell communication between malaria-infected red blood cells via exosome-like vesicles', Cell, 153, pp. 1120 - 1133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.04.029
,2013, 'A complete molecular understanding of malaria parasite invasion of the human erythrocyte: Are we there yet?', Pathogens and Global Health, 107, pp. 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/2047772413Z.000000000121
,2013, 'Cryo-electron tomography reveals four-membrane architecture of the Plasmodium apicoplast', Malaria Journal, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-25
,2013, 'Mammalian and Malaria Parasite Cyclase-associated Proteins Catalyze Nucleotide Exchange on G-actin through a Conserved Mechanism', JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 288, pp. 984 - 994, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.435719
,2013, 'Static and dynamic imaging of erythrocyte invasion and early intra-erythrocytic development in plasmodium falciparum', Methods in Molecular Biology, 923, pp. 269 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-26-7_18
,2012, 'Malaria Parasite Signal Peptide Peptidase is an ER-Resident Protease Required for Growth but not for Invasion', Traffic, 13, pp. 1457 - 1465, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0854.2012.01402.x
,2012, 'Subcompartmentalisation of Proteins in the Rhoptries Correlates with Ordered Events of Erythrocyte Invasion by the Blood Stage Malaria Parasite', PLoS ONE, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046160
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