Preprint highlights, selected by the biological community
Molecular Parasitology Meeting 2020 Woods Hole
Preprints:
A modification to the life cycle of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei
N6-methyladenosine in poly(A) tails stabilize VSG transcripts
A novel essential RNA-binding protein complex in Trypanosoma brucei
Trypanosoma cruzi senses intracellular heme levels and regulates heme homeostasis by modulating TcHTE protein expression
Exploring the evolution and adaptive role of mosaic aneuploidy in a clonal Leishmania donovani population using high throughput single cell genome sequencing
Single Cell RNA-sequencing reveals cellular heterogeneity, stage transition and antigenic variation during stress adaptation in synchronized Plasmodium falciparum
AMP-activated protein kinase: A key enzyme to manage nutritional stress responses in parasites with complex life cycles
The ROP16III-dependent early immune response determines the sub-acute CNS immune response and type III Toxoplasma gondii survival
Interplay of the Trypanosome Lytic Factor and innate immune cells in the resolution of cutaneous Leishmania infection
The CLIP-domain serine protease CLIPC9 regulates melanization downstream of SPCLIP1, CLIPA8, and CLIPA28 in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
Actomyosin forces and the energetics of red blood cell invasion by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
Complexome profile of Toxoplasma gondii mitochondria identifies a divergent cytochrome bc1 complex
Loss of a conserved MAPK causes catastrophic failure in assembly of a specialized cilium-like structure in Toxoplasma gondii
Gut metabolites influence susceptibility of neonatal mice to cryptosporidiosis
A Parasite Coat Protein Binds Suramin to Confer Drug Resistance
Whole Cell Phenotypic Screening Of MMV Pathogen Box identifies Specific Inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite maturation and egress
Reevaluation of the Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum genomes reveals misassembly, karyotype differences and chromosomal rearrangements
Antigenic variation by switching inter-chromosomal interactions with an RNA splicing locus in trypanosomes
Single cell sequencing of the small and AT-skewed genome of malaria parasites
Bulk Segregant Approaches to Nutritional Genomics in Plasmodium falciparum
Establishment of quantitative RNAi-based forward genetics in Entamoeba histolytica and identification of genes required for growth
Fussing about fission: defining variety among mainstream and exotic apicomplexan cell division modes
Unconventional kinetochore kinases KKT2 and KKT3 have a unique zinc finger that promotes their kinetochore localization
Screening the Medicines for Malaria Venture Pathogen Box for invasion and egress inhibitors of the blood stage of Plasmodium falciparum reveals several inhibitory compounds
18S rDNA Sequence-Structure Phylogeny of the Trypanosomatida (Kinetoplastea, Euglenozoa) with Special Reference on Trypanosoma
A long non-coding RNA controls parasite differentiation in African trypanosomes
Potentially zoonotic gastrointestinal nematodes co-infecting free ranging non-human primates in Kenyan urban centres
Dually localized proteins found in both the apicoplast and mitochondrion utilize the Golgi-dependent pathway for apicoplast targeting in Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasma ferlin1 is a versatile and dynamic mediator of microneme trafficking and secretion
Activity of epigenetic inhibitors against Plasmodium falciparum asexual and sexual blood stages
A Genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 Screen Identifies Host Factors Essential for Optimal Plasmodium Liver Stage Development
Loss of the conserved Alveolate kinase MAPK2 decouples Toxoplasma cell growth from the cell cycle
High speed, three-dimensional imaging reveals chemotactic behavior specific to human-infective Leishmania parasites
Posted on: 23 September 2020 , updated on: 26 September 2020
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