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The PfRCR complex bridges malaria parasite and erythrocyte during invasion (2023)
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Farrell, B., Alam, N., Hart, M. N., Jamwal, A., Ragotte, R. J., Walters-Morgan, H., …Higgins, M. K. (2023). The PfRCR complex bridges malaria parasite and erythrocyte during invasion. Nature, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06856-1

The symptoms of malaria occur during the blood stage of infection, when parasites invade and replicate within human erythrocytes. The PfPCRCR complex1, containing PfRH5 (refs. 2,3), PfCyRPA, PfRIPR, PfCSS and PfPTRAMP, is essential for erythrocyte in... Read More about The PfRCR complex bridges malaria parasite and erythrocyte during invasion.

An in vitro model for synaptic loss in neurodegenerative diseases suggests a neuroprotective role for valproic acid via inhibition of cPLA(2) dependent signalling (2016)
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Williams, R. S. B., & Bate, C. (2016). An in vitro model for synaptic loss in neurodegenerative diseases suggests a neuroprotective role for valproic acid via inhibition of cPLA(2) dependent signalling. Neuropharmacology, 101, 566-575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.06.013

Many neurodegenerative diseases present the loss of synapses as a common pathological feature. Here we have employed an in vitro model for synaptic loss to investigate the molecular mechanism of a therapeutic treatment, valproic acid (VPA). We show t... Read More about An in vitro model for synaptic loss in neurodegenerative diseases suggests a neuroprotective role for valproic acid via inhibition of cPLA(2) dependent signalling.

Detection and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium parvum in British European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) (2015)
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Sangster, L., Blake, D. P., Robinson, G., Hopkins, T. C., Sa, R. C. C., Cunningham, A. A., …Lawson, B. (2015). Detection and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium parvum in British European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus). Veterinary Parasitology, 217, 39-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.12.006

Surveillance was conducted for the occurrence of protozoan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Great Britain. In total, 108 voided faecal samples were collected from hedgehogs newly admitted to eight... Read More about Detection and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium parvum in British European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus).

Characterisation of a putative AraC transcriptional regulator from Mycobacterium smegmatis (2014)
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Evangelopoulos, D., Gupta, A., Lack, N. A., Maitra, A., Ten Bokum, A. M. C., Kendall, S. L., …Bhakta, S. (2014). Characterisation of a putative AraC transcriptional regulator from Mycobacterium smegmatis. Tuberculosis, 94(6), 664-671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2014.08.007

MSMEG_0307 is annotated as a transcriptional regulator belonging to the AraC protein family and is located adjacent to the arylamine N-acetyltransferase (nat) gene in Mycobacterium smegmatis, in a gene cluster, conserved in most environmental mycobac... Read More about Characterisation of a putative AraC transcriptional regulator from Mycobacterium smegmatis.

Cholesterol esterification reduces the neurotoxicity of prions
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Bate, C., Tayebi, M., & Williams, A. Cholesterol esterification reduces the neurotoxicity of prions. Neuropharmacology, 54(8), 1247-1253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2008.04.002

The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies develop following the conversion of a host-encoded protein (PrPC) into abnormally folded, disease-related isoforms (PrPSc). Here we report that three acylcoenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) inhi... Read More about Cholesterol esterification reduces the neurotoxicity of prions.

Dollfustrema durum n. sp. and Heterobucephalopsis perardua n. sp. (Digenea: Bucephalidae) from the giant moray eel, Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker) (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), and proposal of the Heterobucephalopsinae n. subfam
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Nolan, M. J., Curran, S. S., Miller, T. L., Cutmore, S. C., Cantacessi, C., & Cribb, T. H. (in press). Dollfustrema durum n. sp. and Heterobucephalopsis perardua n. sp. (Digenea: Bucephalidae) from the giant moray eel, Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker) (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), and proposal of the Heterobucephalopsinae n. subfam. Parasitology International, 64(6), 559-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2015.07.003

Poly I:C stimulation in-vitro as a marker for an antiviral response in different cell types generated from Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
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Vats, A., Gautam, D., Maharana, J., Singh Chera, J., Kumar, S., Rout, P. K., …De, S. (2020). Poly I:C stimulation in-vitro as a marker for an antiviral response in different cell types generated from Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Molecular Immunology, 121, 136-143

The innate immune system is activated upon virus invasion of a host cell by recognizing viral component, such as dsRNA through specific receptors, resulting in the production of type- I IFNs, which confer an antiviral state within the invaded as well... Read More about Poly I:C stimulation in-vitro as a marker for an antiviral response in different cell types generated from Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).