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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 (-)2021 (10) Facet Year publishedResearch topicsBiochemistry & Proteomics (10)Cell Biology (10)Immunology (10)Infectious Disease (10)Model Organisms (10)Structural Biology & Biophysics (10)Chemical Biology & High Throughput (4)Computational & Systems Biology (4)Imaging (2)Cell Cycle & Chromosomes (1)Human Biology & Physiology (1)Stem Cells (1)Tumour Biology (1) Facet Research topicsPublication typeJournal article (10)Primary research (8)Method (1)Review (1) Facet Publication typeJournalWellcome Open Research (3)mBio (2)Journal of Cell Science (1)PLOS Biology (1)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA (1)Science advances (1)The EMBO Journal (1) Facet Journal Publications Displaying 1 - 10 of 10Last updated : 19 April 2024 02:29 Variation at Spike position 142 in SARS-CoV-2 Delta genomes is a technical artifact caused by dropout of a sequencing amplicon Authors (2)Theo Sanderson Jeffrey C Barrett Wellcome Open Research Published 10 November 2021 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Inhibition of protein N-myristoylation blocks Plasmodium falciparum intraerythrocytic development, egress and invasion Authors (12) Anja C SchlottEllen KnuepferJudith GreenPhilip Hobson Aaron J Borg Julia Morales-Sanfrutos[...]Catherine MaclachlanLucy CollinsonBram Snijders Edward W TateAnthony Holder PLOS Biology Published 25 October 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesEd TateTony HolderMike BlackmanProteomicsFlow CytometryElectron MicroscopyAdvanced SequencingFull details Synchrony between daily rhythms of malaria parasites and hosts is driven by an essential amino acid Authors (9) Kimberley F Prior Benita Middleton Alíz TY Owolabi Mary L Westwood Jacob Holland Aidan J O'DonnellMichael Blackman Debra J Skene Sarah E Reece Wellcome Open Research Published 20 October 2021 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Mixology: A tool for calculating required masses and volumes for laboratory solutions Authors (1)Theo Sanderson Wellcome Open Research Published 26 May 2021 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Peptidic boronic acids are potent cell-permeable inhibitors of the malaria parasite egress serine protease SUB1 Authors (9) Elina LidumnieceChrislaine Withers-Martinez Fiona Hackett Christine R CollinsAbigail PerrinKonstantinos Kousis Claudine BissonMichael Blackman Aigars Jirgensons Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA Published 18 May 2021 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Autocatalytic activation of a malarial egress protease is druggable and requires a protein cofactor Authors (11)Ser Ying TanKonstantinos KousisChrislaine Withers-Martinez Steven A Howell James A Thomas Fiona HackettEllen Knuepfer Min Shen Matthew D HallBram SnijdersMichael Blackman The EMBO Journal Published 1 June 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanProteomicsFull details Ca2+ signals critical for egress and gametogenesis in malaria parasites depend on a multipass membrane protein that interacts with PKG Authors (19) Aurélia C BalestraKonstantinos Kousis Natacha Klages Steven A Howell Helen R Flynn Marcus Bantscheff[...] Sonja Ghidelli-DisseBram Snijders David A BakerMichael Blackman Mathieu Brochet Science advances Published 24 March 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanProteomicsFull details Malaria parasite schizont egress antigen-1 plays an essential role in nuclear segregation during schizogony Authors (10)Abigail Perrin Claudine BissonPeter FaullMatt Renshaw Rebecca A Lees Roland A Fleck Helen R SaibilBram Snijders David A BakerMichael Blackman mBio Published 1 March 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanProteomicsLight MicroscopyFull details Malaria parasite egress at a glance Authors (2)Ser Ying TanMichael Blackman Journal of Cell Science Published 8 March 2021 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Plasmodium falciparum guanylyl cyclase-alpha and the activity of its appended P4-ATPase domain are essential for cGMP synthesis and blood-stage egress Authors (5)Stephanie Nofal Avnish PatelMichael Blackman Christian Flueck David A Baker mBio Published 1 January 2021 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Variation at Spike position 142 in SARS-CoV-2 Delta genomes is a technical artifact caused by dropout of a sequencing amplicon Authors (2)Theo Sanderson Jeffrey C Barrett Wellcome Open Research Published 10 November 2021 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Inhibition of protein N-myristoylation blocks Plasmodium falciparum intraerythrocytic development, egress and invasion Authors (12) Anja C SchlottEllen KnuepferJudith GreenPhilip Hobson Aaron J Borg Julia Morales-Sanfrutos[...]Catherine MaclachlanLucy CollinsonBram Snijders Edward W TateAnthony Holder PLOS Biology Published 25 October 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesEd TateTony HolderMike BlackmanProteomicsFlow CytometryElectron MicroscopyAdvanced SequencingFull details
Synchrony between daily rhythms of malaria parasites and hosts is driven by an essential amino acid Authors (9) Kimberley F Prior Benita Middleton Alíz TY Owolabi Mary L Westwood Jacob Holland Aidan J O'DonnellMichael Blackman Debra J Skene Sarah E Reece Wellcome Open Research Published 20 October 2021 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Mixology: A tool for calculating required masses and volumes for laboratory solutions Authors (1)Theo Sanderson Wellcome Open Research Published 26 May 2021 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Peptidic boronic acids are potent cell-permeable inhibitors of the malaria parasite egress serine protease SUB1 Authors (9) Elina LidumnieceChrislaine Withers-Martinez Fiona Hackett Christine R CollinsAbigail PerrinKonstantinos Kousis Claudine BissonMichael Blackman Aigars Jirgensons Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA Published 18 May 2021 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Autocatalytic activation of a malarial egress protease is druggable and requires a protein cofactor Authors (11)Ser Ying TanKonstantinos KousisChrislaine Withers-Martinez Steven A Howell James A Thomas Fiona HackettEllen Knuepfer Min Shen Matthew D HallBram SnijdersMichael Blackman The EMBO Journal Published 1 June 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanProteomicsFull details
Ca2+ signals critical for egress and gametogenesis in malaria parasites depend on a multipass membrane protein that interacts with PKG Authors (19) Aurélia C BalestraKonstantinos Kousis Natacha Klages Steven A Howell Helen R Flynn Marcus Bantscheff[...] Sonja Ghidelli-DisseBram Snijders David A BakerMichael Blackman Mathieu Brochet Science advances Published 24 March 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanProteomicsFull details
Malaria parasite schizont egress antigen-1 plays an essential role in nuclear segregation during schizogony Authors (10)Abigail Perrin Claudine BissonPeter FaullMatt Renshaw Rebecca A Lees Roland A Fleck Helen R SaibilBram Snijders David A BakerMichael Blackman mBio Published 1 March 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanProteomicsLight MicroscopyFull details
Malaria parasite egress at a glance Authors (2)Ser Ying TanMichael Blackman Journal of Cell Science Published 8 March 2021 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Plasmodium falciparum guanylyl cyclase-alpha and the activity of its appended P4-ATPase domain are essential for cGMP synthesis and blood-stage egress Authors (5)Stephanie Nofal Avnish PatelMichael Blackman Christian Flueck David A Baker mBio Published 1 January 2021 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details