Using next-generation sequencing to isolate mutant genes from forward genetic screens

K Schneeberger - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2014 - nature.com
The long-lasting success of forward genetic screens relies on the simple molecular basis of
the characterized phenotypes, which are typically caused by mutations in single genes …

Drug resistance in eukaryotic microorganisms

AH Fairlamb, NAR Gow, KR Matthews… - Nature microbiology, 2016 - nature.com
Eukaryotic microbial pathogens are major contributors to illness and death globally.
Although much of their impact can be controlled by drug therapy as with prokaryotic …

Chloroquine resistance evolution in Plasmodium falciparum is mediated by the putative amino acid transporter AAT1

A Amambua-Ngwa, KA Button-Simons, X Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Malaria parasites break down host haemoglobin into peptides and amino acids in the
digestive vacuole for export to the parasite cytoplasm for growth: interrupting this process is …

pH-dependence of the Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter is linked to the transport cycle

F Berger, GM Gomez, CP Sanchez, B Posch… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The chloroquine resistance transporter, PfCRT, of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium
falciparum is sensitive to acidic pH. Consequently, PfCRT operates at 60% of its maximal …

Antiplasmodial potential and quantification of aloin and aloe-emodin in Aloe vera collected from different climatic regions of India

S Kumar, M Yadav, A Yadav, P Rohilla… - BMC complementary and …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background In this study, Aloe vera samples were collected from different climatic
regions of India. Quantitative HPTLC (high performance thin layer chromatography) analysis …

The transportome of the malaria parasite

RE Martin - Biological Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane transport proteins, also known as transporters, control the movement of ions,
nutrients, metabolites, and waste products across the membranes of a cell and are central to …

Plasmodium vivax chloroquine resistance links to pvcrt transcription in a genetic cross

JM Sá, SR Kaslow, RR Moraes Barros… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Mainstay treatment for Plasmodium vivax malaria has long relied on chloroquine (CQ)
against blood-stage parasites plus primaquine against dormant liver-stage forms …

Current status of experimental models for the study of malaria

NV Simwela, AP Waters - Parasitology, 2022 - cambridge.org
Infection by malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.) remains one of the leading causes of
morbidity and mortality, especially in tropical regions of the world. Despite the availability of …

Resolving drug selection and migration in an inbred South American Plasmodium falciparum population with identity-by-descent analysis

M Carrasquilla, AM Early, AR Taylor… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is globally widespread, but its
prevalence varies significantly between and even within countries. Most population genetic …

Eimeria genomics: where are we now and where are we going?

DP Blake - Veterinary Parasitology, 2015 - Elsevier
The evolution of sequencing technologies, from Sanger to next generation (NGS) and now
the emerging third generation, has prompted a radical frameshift moving genomics from the …