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Dual Engagement Of The Nlrp3 And Aim2 Inflammasomes By Plasmodium-Derived Hemozoin And Dna During Malaria, Parisa Kalantari, Rosane B. Deoliveira, Jennie Chan, Yolanda Corbett, Vijay A. K. Rathinam, Andrea Stutz, Eicke Latz, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Douglas T. Golenbock, Katherine A. Fitzgerald
Dual Engagement Of The Nlrp3 And Aim2 Inflammasomes By Plasmodium-Derived Hemozoin And Dna During Malaria, Parisa Kalantari, Rosane B. Deoliveira, Jennie Chan, Yolanda Corbett, Vijay A. K. Rathinam, Andrea Stutz, Eicke Latz, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Douglas T. Golenbock, Katherine A. Fitzgerald
Katherine A. Fitzgerald
Hemozoin (Hz) is the crystalline detoxification product of hemoglobin in Plasmodium-infected erythrocytes. We previously proposed that Hz can carry plasmodial DNA into a subcellular compartment that is accessible to Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9), inducing an inflammatory signal. Hz also activates the NLRP3 inflammasome in primed cells. We found that Hz appears to colocalize with DNA in infected erythrocytes, even before RBC rupture or phagolysosomal digestion. Using synthetic Hz coated in vitro with plasmodial genomic DNA (gDNA) or CpG oligodeoxynucleotides, we observed that DNA-complexed Hz induced TLR9 translocation, providing a priming and an activation signal for inflammasomes. After phagocytosis, Hz and …
The Plasmodium Bottleneck: Malaria Parasite Losses In The Mosquito Vector, Ryan C. Smith, Joel Vega-Rodríguez, Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena
The Plasmodium Bottleneck: Malaria Parasite Losses In The Mosquito Vector, Ryan C. Smith, Joel Vega-Rodríguez, Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena
Ryan C. Smith
Nearly one million people are killed every year by the malaria parasite Plasmodium. Although the disease-causing forms of the parasite exist only in the human blood, mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles are the obligate vector for transmission. Here, we review the parasite life cycle in the vector and highlight the human and mosquito contributions that limit malaria parasite development in the mosquito host. We address parasite killing in its mosquito host and bottlenecks in parasite numbers that might guide intervention strategies to prevent transmission.
Immunization Against A Merozoite Sheddase Promotes Multiple Invasion Of Red Blood Cells And Attenuates Plasmodium Infection In Mice, Ryan C. Smith, Daisy D. Colón-López, Jürgen Bosch
Immunization Against A Merozoite Sheddase Promotes Multiple Invasion Of Red Blood Cells And Attenuates Plasmodium Infection In Mice, Ryan C. Smith, Daisy D. Colón-López, Jürgen Bosch
Ryan C. Smith
Subtilisin-like protease 2 (SUB2) is a conserved serine protease utilized by Plasmodium parasites as a surface sheddase required for successful merozoite invasion of host red blood cells and has been implicated in ookinete invasion of the mosquito midgut. To determine if SUB2 is a suitable vaccine target to interfere with malaria parasite development, the effects of SUB2-immunization on the Plasmodium life cycle were examined in its vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. Swiss Webster mice were immunized with SUB2 peptides conjugated to Keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) or KLH alone, and then challenged with Plasmodium berghei. To determine the effects of immunization on …
The Genome Of Anopheles Darlingi, The Main Neotropical Malaria Vector, Osvaldo Marinotti, Adam R. Wespiser, Daniel R. Caffrey, Douglas T. Golenbock, Neal S. Silverman
The Genome Of Anopheles Darlingi, The Main Neotropical Malaria Vector, Osvaldo Marinotti, Adam R. Wespiser, Daniel R. Caffrey, Douglas T. Golenbock, Neal S. Silverman
Neal Silverman
Anopheles darlingi is the principal neotropical malaria vector, responsible for more than a million cases of malaria per year on the American continent. Anopheles darlingi diverged from the African and Asian malaria vectors approximately 100 million years ago (mya) and successfully adapted to the New World environment. Here we present an annotated reference A. darlingi genome, sequenced from a wild population of males and females collected in the Brazilian Amazon. A total of 10 481 predicted protein-coding genes were annotated, 72% of which have their closest counterpart in Anopheles gambiae and 21% have highest similarity with other mosquito species. In …
Artemether-Lumefantrine Selects For Malaria Parasites With Decreased Lumefantrine Sensitivity Although Parasites Remain Sensitive To This Regimen In Tororo, Uganda, P. Tumwebaze, J. Bloome, O. Byaruhanga, C. Nakazibwe, A. Walakira, J. Okiring, S. L. Nsobya, Roland A. Cooper, P. J. Rosenthal
Artemether-Lumefantrine Selects For Malaria Parasites With Decreased Lumefantrine Sensitivity Although Parasites Remain Sensitive To This Regimen In Tororo, Uganda, P. Tumwebaze, J. Bloome, O. Byaruhanga, C. Nakazibwe, A. Walakira, J. Okiring, S. L. Nsobya, Roland A. Cooper, P. J. Rosenthal
Roland A. Cooper
Regulation Of Anti-Plasmodium Immunity By A Litaf-Like Transcription Factor In The Malaria Vector Anopheles Gambiae, Ryan C. Smith, Abraham G. Eappen, Andrea J. Radtke, Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena
Regulation Of Anti-Plasmodium Immunity By A Litaf-Like Transcription Factor In The Malaria Vector Anopheles Gambiae, Ryan C. Smith, Abraham G. Eappen, Andrea J. Radtke, Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena
Ryan C. Smith
The mosquito is the obligate vector for malaria transmission. To complete its development within the mosquito, the malaria parasite Plasmodium must overcome the protective action of the mosquito innate immune system. Here we report on the involvement of the Anopheles gambiae orthologue of a conserved component of the vertebrate immune system, LPS-induced TNFα transcription factor (LITAF), and its role in mosquito anti-Plasmodium immunity. An. gambiae LITAF-like 3 (LL3) expression is up-regulated in response to midgut invasion by both rodent and human malaria parasites. Silencing of LL3 expression greatly increases parasite survival, indicating that LL3 is part of an anti-Plasmodium defense …
Ex Vivo Drug Sensitivity Of Malaria Parasites Under Selective Pressure In Tororo, Uganda, P. K. Tumebaze, O. Byaruhanga, J. Okiring, S. L. Nsobya, R. A. Cooper, P. J. Rosenthal
Ex Vivo Drug Sensitivity Of Malaria Parasites Under Selective Pressure In Tororo, Uganda, P. K. Tumebaze, O. Byaruhanga, J. Okiring, S. L. Nsobya, R. A. Cooper, P. J. Rosenthal
Roland A. Cooper
Pfcg2, A Plasmodium Falciparum Protein Peripherally Associated With The Parasitophorous Vacuolar Membrane, Is Expressed In The Period Of Maximum Hemoglobin Uptake And Digestion By Trophozoites, Roland A. Cooper, Janni Papakrivos, Kristen D. Lane, Hisashi Fujioka, Klaus Lingelbach, Thomas E. Wellems
Pfcg2, A Plasmodium Falciparum Protein Peripherally Associated With The Parasitophorous Vacuolar Membrane, Is Expressed In The Period Of Maximum Hemoglobin Uptake And Digestion By Trophozoites, Roland A. Cooper, Janni Papakrivos, Kristen D. Lane, Hisashi Fujioka, Klaus Lingelbach, Thomas E. Wellems
Roland A. Cooper
Pfcrt Is More Than The Plasmodium Falciparum Chloroquine Resistance Gene: A Functional And Evolutionary Perspective, Roland A. Cooper, Carmony L. Hartwig, Michael T. Ferdig
Pfcrt Is More Than The Plasmodium Falciparum Chloroquine Resistance Gene: A Functional And Evolutionary Perspective, Roland A. Cooper, Carmony L. Hartwig, Michael T. Ferdig
Roland A. Cooper
Proteomic Approaches To Studying Drug Targets And Resistance In Plasmodium, R. A. Cooper, D. J. Carucci
Proteomic Approaches To Studying Drug Targets And Resistance In Plasmodium, R. A. Cooper, D. J. Carucci
Roland A. Cooper
Plasmepsin 4, The Food Vacuole Aspartic Proteinase Found In All Plasmodium Spp. Infecting Man, John B. Dame, Charles A. Yowell, Levi Omara-Opyene, Jane M. Carlton, Roland A. Cooper, Tang Li
Plasmepsin 4, The Food Vacuole Aspartic Proteinase Found In All Plasmodium Spp. Infecting Man, John B. Dame, Charles A. Yowell, Levi Omara-Opyene, Jane M. Carlton, Roland A. Cooper, Tang Li
Roland A. Cooper