Search Results - "Lee, Marcus C. S."
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Insights into the intracellular localization, protein associations and artemisinin resistance properties of Plasmodium falciparum K13
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-04-2020)“…The emergence of artemisinin (ART) resistance in Plasmodium falciparum intra-erythrocytic parasites has led to increasing treatment failure rates with…”
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A manually curated annotation characterises genomic features of P. falciparum lncRNAs
Published in BMC genomics (30-11-2022)“…Important regulation occurs at the level of transcription in Plasmodium falciparum and growing evidence suggests that these apicomplexan parasites have complex…”
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Propensity of selecting mutant parasites for the antimalarial drug cabamiquine
Published in Nature communications (25-08-2023)“…We report an analysis of the propensity of the antimalarial agent cabamiquine, a Plasmodium -specific eukaryotic elongation factor 2 inhibitor, to select for…”
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Correction: A manually curated annotation characterises genomic features of P. falciparum lncRNAs
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Quantitative assessment of Plasmodium falciparum sexual development reveals potent transmission-blocking activity by methylene blue
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (22-11-2011)“…Clinical studies and mathematical models predict that, to achieve malaria elimination, combination therapies will need to incorporate drugs that block the…”
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Generation of a mutator parasite to drive resistome discovery in Plasmodium falciparum
Published in Nature communications (27-05-2023)“…In vitro evolution of drug resistance is a powerful approach for identifying antimalarial targets, however, key obstacles to eliciting resistance are the…”
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Author Correction: Propensity of selecting mutant parasites for the antimalarial drug cabamiquine
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Nedd8 hydrolysis by UCH proteases in Plasmodium parasites
Published in PLoS pathogens (28-10-2019)“…Plasmodium parasites are the causative agents of malaria, a disease with wide public health repercussions. Increasing drug resistance and the absence of a…”
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CRISPR‐Cas9‐modified pfmdr1 protects Plasmodium falciparum asexual blood stages and gametocytes against a class of piperazine‐containing compounds but potentiates artemisinin‐based combination therapy partner drugs
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-08-2016)“…Summary Emerging resistance to first‐line antimalarial combination therapies threatens malaria treatment and the global elimination campaign. Improved…”
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A novel multiple-stage antimalarial agent that inhibits protein synthesis
Published in Nature (London) (18-06-2015)“…There is an urgent need for new drugs to treat malaria, with broad therapeutic potential and novel modes of action, to widen the scope of treatment and to…”
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Scientists on a RAMPAGE to find apicomplexan transcription start sites
Published in Nature reviews. Microbiology (01-08-2021)“…This month’s Genome Watch highlights approaches that enable high-resolution mapping of transcription start sites in apicomplexan parasites…”
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A potent antimalarial benzoxaborole targets a Plasmodium falciparum cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor homologue
Published in Nature communications (06-03-2017)“…Benzoxaboroles are effective against bacterial, fungal and protozoan pathogens. We report potent activity of the benzoxaborole AN3661 against Plasmodium…”
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A novel 4-aminoquinoline chemotype with multistage antimalarial activity and lack of cross-resistance with PfCRT and PfMDR1 mutants
Published in PLoS pathogens (29-10-2024)“…Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the mainstay of effective treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, the long-term utility of ACTs is…”
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KAF156 is an antimalarial clinical candidate with potential for use in prophylaxis, treatment, and prevention of disease transmission
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-09-2014)“…Renewed global efforts toward malaria eradication have highlighted the need for novel antimalarial agents with activity against multiple stages of the parasite…”
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Cytoplasmic isoleucyl tRNA synthetase as an attractive multistage antimalarial drug target
Published in Science translational medicine (08-03-2023)“…Development of antimalarial compounds into clinical candidates remains costly and arduous without detailed knowledge of the target. As resistance increases and…”
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Site-specific genome editing in Plasmodium falciparum using engineered zinc-finger nucleases
Published in Nature methods (01-10-2012)“…This paper reports genetic manipulation of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum with zinc-finger nucleases. It demonstrates gene disruption as well as…”
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Cutting back malaria: CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing of Plasmodium
Published in Briefings in functional genomics (24-09-2019)“…CRISPR/Cas9 approaches are revolutionizing our ability to perform functional genomics across a wide range of organisms, including the Plasmodium parasites that…”
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A broad analysis of resistance development in the malaria parasite
Published in Nature communications (15-06-2016)“…Microbial resistance to chemotherapy has caused countless deaths where malaria is endemic. Chemotherapy may fail either due to pre-existing resistance or…”
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Plasmodium falciparum Sec24 marks transitional ER that exports a model cargo via a diacidic motif
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-06-2008)“…Exit from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) often occurs at distinct sites of vesicle formation known as transitional ER (tER) that are enriched for COPII vesicle…”
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Efficient generation of mNeonGreen Plasmodium falciparum reporter lines enables quantitative fitness analysis
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (16-09-2022)“…CRISPR editing has enabled the rapid creation of fluorescent Plasmodium transgenic lines, facilitating a deeper understanding of parasite biology. The impact…”
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