Manuel Llinás

Affiliate Researcher
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Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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Recent Publications

Hexosamine biosynthesis disruption impairs GPI production and arrests Plasmodium falciparum growth at schizont stages

Alberione, M. P., Avalos-Padilla, Y., Rangel, G. W., Ramírez, M., Romero-Uruñuela, T., Fenollar, À., Ortega-Barrionuevo, J., Crispim, M., Smith, T. K., Llinás, M. & Izquierdo, L., Jul 2025, In: PLoS pathogens. 21, 7 July, e1012832.

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Structural characterization of the ACDC domain from ApiAP2 proteins, a potential molecular target against apicomplexan parasites

Le Berre, M., Tubiana, T., Waldner, P. R., Lazar, N., Li De La Sierra-Gallay, I., Santos, J. M., Llinás, M. & Nessler, S., Jan 1 2025, In: Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology. 81, p. 38-48 11 p.

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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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Multiple, redundant carboxylic acid transporters support mitochondrial metabolism in Plasmodium falciparum

Rajaram, K., Rangel, G. W., Munro, J. T., Nair, S. C., Elahi, R., Llinás, M. & Prigge, S. T., Jul 2025, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301, 7, 110248.

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The plasmepsin-piperaquine paradox persists

Walsh, B., Summers, R. L., Rangel, G. W., Hagenah, L., Mok, S., Llinás, M., Fidock, D. A., Wirth, D. F. & Bopp, S., Jul 2025, In: PLoS pathogens. 21, 7, e1012779.

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Plasmodium blood stage development requires the chromatin remodeller Snf2L

Watzlowik, M. T., Silberhorn, E., Das, S., Singhal, R., Venugopal, K., Holzinger, S., Stokes, B., Schadt, E., Sollelis, L., Bonnell, V. A., Gow, M., Klingl, A., Marti, M., Llinás, M., Meissner, M. & Längst, G., Mar 27 2025, In: Nature. 639, 8056, p. 1069-1075 7 p.

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The ATM Kinase Inhibitor AZD0156 Is a Potent Inhibitor of Plasmodium Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase (PI4Kβ) and Is an Attractive Candidate for Medicinal Chemistry Optimization Against Malaria

Woodland, J. G., Coertzen, D., Wicht, K. J., Hidalgo, V. F., Pasaje, C. F. A., Godoy, L. C., Qahash, T., Mmonwa, M. M., Dziwornu, G. A., Wambua, L., Harries, S., Korkor, C. M., Njoroge, M., Krugmann, L., Taylor, D., Leshabane, M., Langeveld, H., Rabie, T., Reader, J. & van der Watt, M. & 14 others, Venter, N., Erlank, E., Aswat, A. S., Koekemoer, L. L., Yeo, T., Jeon, J. H., Fidock, D. A., Gamo, F. J., Wittlin, S., Niles, J. C., Llinas, M., Coulson, L. B., Birkholtz, L. M. & Chibale, K., Jul 7 2025, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 64, 28, e202425206.

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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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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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