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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 Essentiality of Plasmodium falciparum plasmepsin V Authors (5) Nonlawat Boonyalai Christine R Collins Fiona HackettChrislaine Withers-MartinezMichael Blackman PLOS ONE Published 5 December 2018 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Essential role of Plasmodium perforin-like protein 4 in ookinete midgut passage Authors (11) Elena Deligianni Natalie C Silmon de Monerri Paul J McMillan Lucia Bertuccini Fabiana Superti Maria Manola Lefteris Spanos Christos LouisMichael Blackman Leann Tilley Inga Siden-Kiamos PLOS ONE Published 13 August 2018 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details The actinomyosin motor drives malaria parasite red blood cell invasion but not egress Authors (6)Abigail Perrin Christine R CollinsMatt RussellLucy Collinson David A BakerMichael Blackman mBio Published 3 July 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanElectron MicroscopyFull details Identification and validation of a novel panel of Plasmodium knowlesi biomarkers of serological exposure Authors (10) Lou S Herman Kimberly Fornace Jody Phelan Matthew J Grigg Nicholas M Anstey Timothy William Robert W MoonMichael Blackman Chris J Drakeley Kevin KA Tetteh PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Published 14 June 2018 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull 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 A protease cascade regulates release of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum from host red blood cells Authors (12) James A ThomasSer Ying Tan Claudine Bisson Aaron Borg Trishant R Umrekar Fiona Hackett[...] Gema Vizcay-Barrena Roland A FleckBram Snijders Helen R SaibilMichael Blackman Nature Microbiology Published 1 April 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanProteomicsFull details A reference genome and methylome for the Plasmodium knowlesi A1-H.1 line Authors (13) Ernest Diez Benavente Paola Florez de Sessions Robert W MoonMunira GraingerAnthony HolderMichael Blackman[...] Arnab Pain Colin J Sutherland Martin L Hibberd Susana Campino Taane G Clark International Journal for Parasitology Published 1 March 2018 Crick labsTony HolderMike BlackmanFull details A multistage antimalarial targets the plasmepsins IX and X essential for invasion and egress Authors (12) Paco Pino Reto Caldelari Budhaditya Mukherjee Juha Vahokoski Natacha Klages Bohumil Maco[...]Michael Blackman Inari Kursula Volker Heussler Mathieu Brochet Dominique Soldati-Favre Science Published 27 October 2017 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Analysis of nuclear and organellar genomes of Plasmodium knowlesi in humans reveals ancient population structure and recent recombination among host-specific subpopulations Authors (12) Ernest Diez Benavente Paola Florez de Sessions Robert W MoonAnthony HolderMichael Blackman Cally Roper[...] Arnab Pain Colin J Sutherland Martin L Hibberd Susana Campino Taane G Clark PLOS Genetics Published 18 September 2017 Crick labsTony HolderMike 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 Generating conditional gene knockouts in Plasmodium - a toolkit to produce stable DiCre recombinase-expressing parasite lines using CRISPR/Cas9 Authors (4)Ellen Knuepfer Marta Napiorkowska Christiaan Van OoijAnthony Holder Scientific Reports Published 20 June 2017 Crick labs/ facilitiesTony HolderMike BlackmanFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details Parasitophorous vacuole poration precedes its rupture and rapid host erythrocyte cytoskeleton collapse in Plasmodium falciparum egress Authors (12) Victoria L Hale Jean M Watermeyer Fiona Hackett Gema Vizcay-Barrena Christiaan Van Ooij James A Thomas[...] Maria Harkiolaki Elizabeth Duke Roland A FleckMichael Blackman Helen R Saibil Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Published 28 March 2017 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details The Plasmodium falciparum rhoptry protein RhopH3 plays essential roles in host cell invasion and nutrient uptake Authors (6) Emma S SherlingEllen Knuepfer Joseph A Brzostowski Louis H MillerMichael Blackman Christiaan van Ooij eLife Published 2 March 2017 Crick labs/ facilitiesTony HolderMike BlackmanElectron MicroscopyFull details Targeted deletion of a Plasmodium site-2 protease impairs life cycle progression in the mammalian host Authors (7)Konstantinos Kousis Evi Goulielmaki Anna ChalariChrislaine Withers-Martinez Inga Siden-Kiamos Kai Matuschewski Thanasis G Loukeris PLOS ONE Published 20 January 2017 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Combining traditional medicine and modern chemistry to fight malaria Authors (1) Christiaan van Ooij Annals of Translational Medicine Published 1 December 2016 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details Pagination First page First Previous page Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page Next Last page Last Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
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
Essentiality of Plasmodium falciparum plasmepsin V Authors (5) Nonlawat Boonyalai Christine R Collins Fiona HackettChrislaine Withers-MartinezMichael Blackman PLOS ONE Published 5 December 2018 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Essential role of Plasmodium perforin-like protein 4 in ookinete midgut passage Authors (11) Elena Deligianni Natalie C Silmon de Monerri Paul J McMillan Lucia Bertuccini Fabiana Superti Maria Manola Lefteris Spanos Christos LouisMichael Blackman Leann Tilley Inga Siden-Kiamos PLOS ONE Published 13 August 2018 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
The actinomyosin motor drives malaria parasite red blood cell invasion but not egress Authors (6)Abigail Perrin Christine R CollinsMatt RussellLucy Collinson David A BakerMichael Blackman mBio Published 3 July 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanElectron MicroscopyFull details
Identification and validation of a novel panel of Plasmodium knowlesi biomarkers of serological exposure Authors (10) Lou S Herman Kimberly Fornace Jody Phelan Matthew J Grigg Nicholas M Anstey Timothy William Robert W MoonMichael Blackman Chris J Drakeley Kevin KA Tetteh PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Published 14 June 2018 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull 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
A protease cascade regulates release of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum from host red blood cells Authors (12) James A ThomasSer Ying Tan Claudine Bisson Aaron Borg Trishant R Umrekar Fiona Hackett[...] Gema Vizcay-Barrena Roland A FleckBram Snijders Helen R SaibilMichael Blackman Nature Microbiology Published 1 April 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesMike BlackmanProteomicsFull details
A reference genome and methylome for the Plasmodium knowlesi A1-H.1 line Authors (13) Ernest Diez Benavente Paola Florez de Sessions Robert W MoonMunira GraingerAnthony HolderMichael Blackman[...] Arnab Pain Colin J Sutherland Martin L Hibberd Susana Campino Taane G Clark International Journal for Parasitology Published 1 March 2018 Crick labsTony HolderMike BlackmanFull details
A multistage antimalarial targets the plasmepsins IX and X essential for invasion and egress Authors (12) Paco Pino Reto Caldelari Budhaditya Mukherjee Juha Vahokoski Natacha Klages Bohumil Maco[...]Michael Blackman Inari Kursula Volker Heussler Mathieu Brochet Dominique Soldati-Favre Science Published 27 October 2017 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Analysis of nuclear and organellar genomes of Plasmodium knowlesi in humans reveals ancient population structure and recent recombination among host-specific subpopulations Authors (12) Ernest Diez Benavente Paola Florez de Sessions Robert W MoonAnthony HolderMichael Blackman Cally Roper[...] Arnab Pain Colin J Sutherland Martin L Hibberd Susana Campino Taane G Clark PLOS Genetics Published 18 September 2017 Crick labsTony HolderMike 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
Generating conditional gene knockouts in Plasmodium - a toolkit to produce stable DiCre recombinase-expressing parasite lines using CRISPR/Cas9 Authors (4)Ellen Knuepfer Marta Napiorkowska Christiaan Van OoijAnthony Holder Scientific Reports Published 20 June 2017 Crick labs/ facilitiesTony HolderMike BlackmanFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details
Parasitophorous vacuole poration precedes its rupture and rapid host erythrocyte cytoskeleton collapse in Plasmodium falciparum egress Authors (12) Victoria L Hale Jean M Watermeyer Fiona Hackett Gema Vizcay-Barrena Christiaan Van Ooij James A Thomas[...] Maria Harkiolaki Elizabeth Duke Roland A FleckMichael Blackman Helen R Saibil Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Published 28 March 2017 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
The Plasmodium falciparum rhoptry protein RhopH3 plays essential roles in host cell invasion and nutrient uptake Authors (6) Emma S SherlingEllen Knuepfer Joseph A Brzostowski Louis H MillerMichael Blackman Christiaan van Ooij eLife Published 2 March 2017 Crick labs/ facilitiesTony HolderMike BlackmanElectron MicroscopyFull details
Targeted deletion of a Plasmodium site-2 protease impairs life cycle progression in the mammalian host Authors (7)Konstantinos Kousis Evi Goulielmaki Anna ChalariChrislaine Withers-Martinez Inga Siden-Kiamos Kai Matuschewski Thanasis G Loukeris PLOS ONE Published 20 January 2017 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details
Combining traditional medicine and modern chemistry to fight malaria Authors (1) Christiaan van Ooij Annals of Translational Medicine Published 1 December 2016 Crick labsMike BlackmanFull details