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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 published (-)2019 (8) Facet Year publishedResearch topicsBiochemistry & Proteomics (8)Cell Biology (8)Infectious Disease (8)Model Organisms (8)Immunology (7)Structural Biology & Biophysics (7)Computational & Systems Biology (3)Chemical Biology & High Throughput (2)Imaging (1) Facet Research topicsPublication typeJournal article (8)Primary research (8) Facet Publication typeJournalPLOS Biology (2)Cellular Microbiology (1)European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (1)FEBS Journal (1)mBio (1)PLOS Pathogens (1)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1) Facet Journal Publications Displaying 1 - 8 of 8Last updated : 28 March 2024 02:27 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 Deletion of Plasmodium falciparum protein RON3 affects the functional translocation of exported proteins and glucose uptake Authors (10) Leanne M Low Yvonne Azasi Emma S Sherling Matthias Garten Joshua Zimmerberg Takafumi Tsuboi Joseph Brzostowski Jianbing MuMichael Blackman Louis H Miller mBio Published 9 July 2019 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Structures of the cGMP-dependent protein kinase in malaria parasites reveal a unique structural relay mechanism for activation Authors (17) Majida El Bakkouri Imène Kouidmi Amy K Wernimont Mehrnaz Amani Ashley Hutchinson Peter Loppnau[...] Choel KimMichael Blackman Charles Calmettes David A Baker Raymond Hui Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Published 9 July 2019 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Characterization of P. falciparum dipeptidyl aminopeptidase 3 specificity identifies differences in amino acid preferences between peptide-based substrates and covalent inhibitors Authors (16) Laura E de Vries Mateo I Sanchez Katarzyna Groborz Laurie Kuppens Marcin Poreba Christine Lehmann[...] Martin Horn Michael Mares Matthew Bogyo Marcin DragEdgar Deu Sandoval FEBS Journal Published 1 October 2019 Crick labsEdgar DeuMike BlackmanFull details Cyclic AMP signalling controls key components of malaria parasite host cell invasion machinery Authors (14) Avnish PatelAbigail Perrin Helen R Flynn Claudine BissonChrislaine Withers-MartinezMoritz Treeck[...] Andres Ramos Tim W GilbergerBram SnijdersMichael Blackman David A Baker PLOS Biology Published 10 May 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesMoritz TreeckIan TaylorMike BlackmanProteomicsFull details The Plasmodium berghei serine protease PbSUB1 plays an important role in male gamete egress Authors (7) Tomasino Pace Felicia Grasso Grazia Camarda Catherine SuarezMichael Blackman Marta Ponzi Anna Olivieri Cellular Microbiology Published 1 July 2019 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Phosphodiesterase beta is the master regulator of cAMP signalling during malaria parasite invasion Authors (10) Christian Flueck Laura G DroughtAndrew Jones Avnish PatelAbigail Perrin Eloise M WalkerStephanie NofalBram SnijdersMichael Blackman David A Baker PLOS Biology Published 22 February 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanProteomicsFull details Peptidomimetic plasmepsin inhibitors with potent anti-malarial activity and selectivity against cathepsin D Authors (11) Rimants Zogota Linda KinenaChrislaine Withers-MartinezMichael Blackman Raitis Bobrovs Teodors Pantelejevs Iveta Kanepe-Lapsa Vita Ozola Kristaps Jaudzems Edgars Suna Aigars Jirgensons European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Published 1 January 2019 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
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
Deletion of Plasmodium falciparum protein RON3 affects the functional translocation of exported proteins and glucose uptake Authors (10) Leanne M Low Yvonne Azasi Emma S Sherling Matthias Garten Joshua Zimmerberg Takafumi Tsuboi Joseph Brzostowski Jianbing MuMichael Blackman Louis H Miller mBio Published 9 July 2019 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Structures of the cGMP-dependent protein kinase in malaria parasites reveal a unique structural relay mechanism for activation Authors (17) Majida El Bakkouri Imène Kouidmi Amy K Wernimont Mehrnaz Amani Ashley Hutchinson Peter Loppnau[...] Choel KimMichael Blackman Charles Calmettes David A Baker Raymond Hui Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Published 9 July 2019 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Characterization of P. falciparum dipeptidyl aminopeptidase 3 specificity identifies differences in amino acid preferences between peptide-based substrates and covalent inhibitors Authors (16) Laura E de Vries Mateo I Sanchez Katarzyna Groborz Laurie Kuppens Marcin Poreba Christine Lehmann[...] Martin Horn Michael Mares Matthew Bogyo Marcin DragEdgar Deu Sandoval FEBS Journal Published 1 October 2019 Crick labsEdgar DeuMike BlackmanFull details
Cyclic AMP signalling controls key components of malaria parasite host cell invasion machinery Authors (14) Avnish PatelAbigail Perrin Helen R Flynn Claudine BissonChrislaine Withers-MartinezMoritz Treeck[...] Andres Ramos Tim W GilbergerBram SnijdersMichael Blackman David A Baker PLOS Biology Published 10 May 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesMoritz TreeckIan TaylorMike BlackmanProteomicsFull details
The Plasmodium berghei serine protease PbSUB1 plays an important role in male gamete egress Authors (7) Tomasino Pace Felicia Grasso Grazia Camarda Catherine SuarezMichael Blackman Marta Ponzi Anna Olivieri Cellular Microbiology Published 1 July 2019 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Phosphodiesterase beta is the master regulator of cAMP signalling during malaria parasite invasion Authors (10) Christian Flueck Laura G DroughtAndrew Jones Avnish PatelAbigail Perrin Eloise M WalkerStephanie NofalBram SnijdersMichael Blackman David A Baker PLOS Biology Published 22 February 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanProteomicsFull details
Peptidomimetic plasmepsin inhibitors with potent anti-malarial activity and selectivity against cathepsin D Authors (11) Rimants Zogota Linda KinenaChrislaine Withers-MartinezMichael Blackman Raitis Bobrovs Teodors Pantelejevs Iveta Kanepe-Lapsa Vita Ozola Kristaps Jaudzems Edgars Suna Aigars Jirgensons European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Published 1 January 2019 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details