Manuel Llinás

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Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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Recent Publications

Metabolite profiling of Artemisia afra and Artemisia annua extracts reveals divergent effects on Plasmodium falciparum

Mamede, L., Rangel, G. W., Shinyuy, L. M., Boussif, N., Herent, M. F., Govaerts, B., Jansen, O., Ledoux, A., De Tullio, P., Quetin-Leclercq, J., Llinás, M. & Frédérich, M., Jan 2025, In: Phytomedicine. 136, 156361.

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DNA sequence and chromatin differentiate sequence-specific transcription factor binding in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Bonnell, V. A., Zhang, Y., Brown, A. S., Horton, J., Josling, G. A., Chiu, T. P., Rohs, R., Mahony, S., Gordân, R. & Llinás, M., Sep 23 2024, In: Nucleic acids research. 52, 17, p. 10161-10179 19 p.

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Additional PfCRT mutations driven by selective pressure for improved fitness can result in the loss of piperaquine resistance and altered Plasmodium falciparum physiology

Hagenah, L. M., Dhingra, S. K., Small-Saunders, J. L., Qahash, T., Willems, A., Schindler, K. A., Rangel, G. W., Gil-Iturbe, E., Kim, J., Akhundova, E., Yeo, T., Okombo, J., Mancia, F., Quick, M., Roepe, P. D., Llinás, M. & Fidock, D. A., Jan 2024, In: mBio. 15, 1

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A Plasmodium falciparum MORC protein complex modulates epigenetic control of gene expression through interaction with heterochromatin

Singh, M. K., Bonnell, V. A., Tojal Da Silva, I., Santiago, V. F., Moraes, M. S., Adderley, J., Doerig, C., Palmisano, G., Llinas, M. & Garcia, C. R. S., Oct 16 2024, In: eLife. 12

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Unraveling the complexities of ApiAP2 regulation in Plasmodium falciparum

Singhal, R., Prata, I. O., Bonnell, V. A. & Llinás, M., Nov 2024, In: Trends in Parasitology. 40, 11, p. 987-999 13 p.

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Cripowellins Pause Plasmodium falciparum Intraerythrocytic Development at the Ring Stage

Butler, J. H., Painter, H. J., Bremers, E. K., Krai, P., Llinás, M. & Cassera, M. B., Mar 2023, In: Molecules. 28, 6, 2600.

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Cytoplasmic isoleucyl tRNA synthetase as an attractive multistage antimalarial drug target

Istvan, E. S., Guerra, F., Abraham, M., Huang, K. S., Rocamora, F., Zhao, H., Xu, L., Pasaje, C., Kumpornsin, K., Luth, M. R., Cui, H., Yang, T., Diaz, S. P., Gomez-Lorenzo, M. G., Qahash, T., Mittal, N., Ottilie, S., Niles, J., Lee, M. C. S. & Llinas, M. & 7 others, Kato, N., Okombo, J., Fidock, D. A., Schimmel, P., Gamo, F. J., Goldberg, D. E. & Winzeler, E. A., Mar 8 2023, In: Science Translational Medicine. 15, 686, eadc9249.

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A Copper-Responsive Two-Component System Governs Lipoprotein Remodeling in Listeria monocytogenes

Komazin, G., Rizk, A. A., Armbruster, K. M., Bonnell, V. A., Llinás, M. & Meredith, T. C., Jan 2023, In: Journal of bacteriology. 205, 1

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The mitochondrion of Plasmodium falciparum is required for cellular acetyl-CoA metabolism and protein acetylation

Nair, S. C., Munro, J. T., Mann, A., Llinás, M. & Prigge, S. T., Apr 25 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 17, e2210929120.

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Author Correction: Increased circulation time of Plasmodium falciparum underlies persistent asymptomatic infection in the dry season (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 12, (1929-1940), 10.1038/s41591-020-1084-0)

Andrade, C. M., Fleckenstein, H., Thomson-Luque, R., Doumbo, S., Lima, N. F., Anderson, C., Hibbert, J., Hopp, C. S., Tran, T. M., Li, S., Niangaly, M., Cisse, H., Doumtabe, D., Skinner, J., Sturdevant, D., Ricklefs, S., Virtaneva, K., Asghar, M., Homann, M. V. & Turner, L. & 17 others, Martins, J., Allman, E. L., N’Dri, M. E., Winkler, V., Llinás, M., Lavazec, C., Martens, C., Färnert, A., Kayentao, K., Ongoiba, A., Lavstsen, T., Osório, N. S., Otto, T. D., Recker, M., Traore, B., Crompton, P. D. & Portugal, S., Oct 2022, In: Nature Medicine. 28, 10, p. 2216 1 p.

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The anticancer human mTOR inhibitor sapanisertib potently inhibits multiple Plasmodium kinases and life cycle stages

Arendse, L. B., Murithi, J. M., Qahash, T., Pasaje, C. F. A., Godoy, L. C., Dey, S., Gibhard, L., Ghidelli-Disse, S., Drewes, G., Bantscheff, M., Lafuente-Monasterio, M. J., Fienberg, S., Wambua, L., Gachuhi, S., Coertzen, D., van der Watt, M., Reader, J., Aswat, A. S., Erlank, E. & Venter, N. & 10 others, Mittal, N., Luth, M. R., Ottilie, S., Winzeler, E. A., Koekemoer, L. L., Birkholtz, L. M., Niles, J. C., Llinás, M., Fidock, D. A. & Chibale, K., Oct 19 2022, In: Science Translational Medicine. 14, 667, eabo7219.

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Publisher Correction: The transcriptional regulator HDP1 controls expansion of the inner membrane complex during early sexual differentiation of malaria parasites (Nature Microbiology, (2022), 7, 2, (289-299), 10.1038/s41564-021-01045-0)

Campelo Morillo, R. A., Tong, X., Xie, W., Abel, S., Orchard, L. M., Daher, W., Patel, D. J., Llinás, M., Le Roch, K. G. & Kafsack, B. F. C., Mar 2022, In: Nature Microbiology. 7, 3, p. 464 1 p.

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The transcriptional regulator HDP1 controls expansion of the inner membrane complex during early sexual differentiation of malaria parasites

Campelo Morillo, R. A., Tong, X., Xie, W., Abel, S., Orchard, L. M., Daher, W., Patel, D. J., Llinás, M., Le Roch, K. G. & Kafsack, B. F. C., Feb 2022, In: Nature Microbiology. 7, 2, p. 289-299 11 p.

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Preclinical characterization and target validation of the antimalarial pantothenamide MMV693183

de Vries, L. E., Jansen, P. A. M., Barcelo, C., Munro, J., Verhoef, J. M. J., Pasaje, C. F. A., Rubiano, K., Striepen, J., Abla, N., Berning, L., Bolscher, J. M., Demarta-Gatsi, C., Henderson, R. W. M., Huijs, T., Koolen, K. M. J., Tumwebaze, P. K., Yeo, T., Aguiar, A. C. C., Angulo-Barturen, I. & Churchyard, A. & 25 others, Baum, J., Fernández, B. C., Fuchs, A., Gamo, F. J., Guido, R. V. C., Jiménez-Diaz, M. B., Pereira, D. B., Rochford, R., Roesch, C., Sanz, L. M., Trevitt, G., Witkowski, B., Wittlin, S., Cooper, R. A., Rosenthal, P. J., Sauerwein, R. W., Schalkwijk, J., Hermkens, P. H. H., Bonnert, R. V., Campo, B., Fidock, D. A., Llinás, M., Niles, J. C., Kooij, T. W. A. & Dechering, K. J., Dec 2022, In: Nature communications. 13, 1, 2158.

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Anti-inflammation and antimalarial profile of 5-pyridin-2-yl-1H-[1,2,4]triazole-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester as a low molecular intermediate for hybrid drug synthesis

Eya’ane Meva, F., Prior, T. J., Evans, D. J., Shah, S., Tamngwa, C. F., Belengue, H. G. L., Mang, R. E., Munro, J., Qahash, T. & Llinás, M., Feb 2022, In: Research on Chemical Intermediates. 48, 2, p. 885-898 14 p.

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