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Breadcrumb Mike Blackman Blackman lab Malaria Biochemistry Laboratory : Publications Lab contentLab contentIn this section Overview Vacancies Areas of interest Publications Members Clusters of malaria parasites growing inside human red blood cells. Toggle to view hero caption PublicationsYear published2023 (1)2020 (1)2019 (1)2018 (1)2017 (1)2016 (1)2013 (2)2011 (1) Facet Year publishedResearch topicsBiochemistry & Proteomics (6)Cell Biology (6)Immunology (6)Infectious Disease (6)Model Organisms (6)Structural Biology & Biophysics (6)Computational & Systems Biology (2)Chemical Biology & High Throughput (1)Developmental Biology (1)Human Biology & Physiology (1)Imaging (1)Metabolism (1)Signalling & Oncogenes (1)Tumour Biology (1) Facet Research topicsPublication typeJournal article (9)Primary research (9) Facet Publication typeJournal (-)PLOS Pathogens (9) Facet Journal Publications Displaying 1 - 9 of 9Last updated : 25 April 2024 02:40 A malaria parasite phospholipase facilitates efficient asexual blood stage egress Authors (11)Abhinay Ramaprasad Paul-Christian BurdaKonstantinos Kousis James A Thomas Emma PietschEnrica Calvani Steven A HowellJames MacraeBram Snijders Tim-Wolf GilbergerMichael Blackman PLOS Pathogens Published 23 June 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanProteomicsMetabolomicsFull details Genomic and transcriptomic evidence for descent from Plasmodium and loss of blood schizogony in Hepatocystis parasites from naturally infected red colobus monkeys Authors (10) Eerik Aunin Ulrike BöhmeTheo Sanderson Noah D Simons Tony L Goldberg Nelson Ting Colin A Chapman Chris I Newbold Matthew Berriman Adam J Reid PLOS Pathogens Published 3 August 2020 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details The Plasmodium falciparum rhoptry bulb protein RAMA plays an essential role in rhoptry neck morphogenesis and host red blood cell invasion Authors (7) Emma S SherlingAbigail PerrinEllen KnuepferMatt RussellLucy Collinson Louis H MillerMichael Blackman PLOS Pathogens Published 6 September 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesTony HolderMike BlackmanElectron MicroscopyFull details Plasmodium falciparum dipeptidyl aminopeptidase 3 activity is important for efficient erythrocyte invasion by the malaria parasite Authors (7) Christine LehmannSer Ying Tan Laura E de Vries Ilaria Russo Mateo I Sanchez Daniel E GoldbergEdgar Deu Sandoval PLOS Pathogens Published 16 May 2018 Crick labsEdgar DeuMike BlackmanFull details The Plasmodium falciparum pseudoprotease SERA5 regulates the kinetics and efficiency of malaria parasite egress from host erythrocytes Authors (5) Christine R Collins Fiona Hackett Jonathan AtidSer Ying TanMichael Blackman PLOS Pathogens Published 6 July 2017 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Variant exported blood-stage proteins encoded by Plasmodium multigene families are expressed in liver stages where they are exported into the parasitophorous vacuole Authors (20) Aurélie Fougère Andrew P Jackson Dafni Paraskevi Bechtsi Joanna AM Braks Takeshi Annoura Jannik Fonager[...] Ulrike Böhme Christiaan van Ooij Thomas D Otto Chris J Janse Blandine Franke-Fayard PLOS Pathogens Published 16 November 2016 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details The malarial serine protease SUB1 plays an essential role in parasite liver stage development Authors (5) Catherine Suarez Katrin Volkmann Ana Rita Gomes Oliver BillkerMichael Blackman PLOS Pathogens Published 1 December 2013 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Malaria parasite cGMP-dependent protein kinase regulates blood stage merozoite secretory organelle discharge and egress Authors (7) CR Collins F Hackett M Strath M PenzoChrislaine Withers-Martinez DA BakerMichael Blackman PLOS Pathogens Published 1 May 2013 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Juxtamembrane shedding of Plasmodium falciparum AMA1 is sequence independent and essential, and helps evade invasion-inhibitory antibodies Authors (8) Anna Olivieri Christine R Collins Fiona HackettChrislaine Withers-Martinez Joshua Marshall Helen R FlynnMark SkehelMichael Blackman PLOS Pathogens Published 1 December 2011 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
A malaria parasite phospholipase facilitates efficient asexual blood stage egress Authors (11)Abhinay Ramaprasad Paul-Christian BurdaKonstantinos Kousis James A Thomas Emma PietschEnrica Calvani Steven A HowellJames MacraeBram Snijders Tim-Wolf GilbergerMichael Blackman PLOS Pathogens Published 23 June 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanProteomicsMetabolomicsFull details
Genomic and transcriptomic evidence for descent from Plasmodium and loss of blood schizogony in Hepatocystis parasites from naturally infected red colobus monkeys Authors (10) Eerik Aunin Ulrike BöhmeTheo Sanderson Noah D Simons Tony L Goldberg Nelson Ting Colin A Chapman Chris I Newbold Matthew Berriman Adam J Reid PLOS Pathogens Published 3 August 2020 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
The Plasmodium falciparum rhoptry bulb protein RAMA plays an essential role in rhoptry neck morphogenesis and host red blood cell invasion Authors (7) Emma S SherlingAbigail PerrinEllen KnuepferMatt RussellLucy Collinson Louis H MillerMichael Blackman PLOS Pathogens Published 6 September 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesTony HolderMike BlackmanElectron MicroscopyFull details
Plasmodium falciparum dipeptidyl aminopeptidase 3 activity is important for efficient erythrocyte invasion by the malaria parasite Authors (7) Christine LehmannSer Ying Tan Laura E de Vries Ilaria Russo Mateo I Sanchez Daniel E GoldbergEdgar Deu Sandoval PLOS Pathogens Published 16 May 2018 Crick labsEdgar DeuMike BlackmanFull details
The Plasmodium falciparum pseudoprotease SERA5 regulates the kinetics and efficiency of malaria parasite egress from host erythrocytes Authors (5) Christine R Collins Fiona Hackett Jonathan AtidSer Ying TanMichael Blackman PLOS Pathogens Published 6 July 2017 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Variant exported blood-stage proteins encoded by Plasmodium multigene families are expressed in liver stages where they are exported into the parasitophorous vacuole Authors (20) Aurélie Fougère Andrew P Jackson Dafni Paraskevi Bechtsi Joanna AM Braks Takeshi Annoura Jannik Fonager[...] Ulrike Böhme Christiaan van Ooij Thomas D Otto Chris J Janse Blandine Franke-Fayard PLOS Pathogens Published 16 November 2016 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
The malarial serine protease SUB1 plays an essential role in parasite liver stage development Authors (5) Catherine Suarez Katrin Volkmann Ana Rita Gomes Oliver BillkerMichael Blackman PLOS Pathogens Published 1 December 2013 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Malaria parasite cGMP-dependent protein kinase regulates blood stage merozoite secretory organelle discharge and egress Authors (7) CR Collins F Hackett M Strath M PenzoChrislaine Withers-Martinez DA BakerMichael Blackman PLOS Pathogens Published 1 May 2013 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Juxtamembrane shedding of Plasmodium falciparum AMA1 is sequence independent and essential, and helps evade invasion-inhibitory antibodies Authors (8) Anna Olivieri Christine R Collins Fiona HackettChrislaine Withers-Martinez Joshua Marshall Helen R FlynnMark SkehelMichael Blackman PLOS Pathogens Published 1 December 2011 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details