Manuel Llinás

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Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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Recent Publications

Chromatin state dynamics during the Plasmodium falciparum intraerythrocytic development cycle

Brown, A. S., Llinás, M. & Mahony, S., Dec 2026, In: BMC genomics. 27, 1, 142.

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Effect of Stereochemistry on the Antiplasmodial Activity and Metabolomic Profile of Novel Tadalafil Analogues

Elhalawaty, E. A., Alseedy, H. A., Woodland, J. G., Wicht, K. J., Swart, T., Rangel, G. W., Hoppe, H. C., Chibale, K., Llinás, M., Abadi, A. H. & Ahmed, N. S., May 14 2026, In: ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17, 5, p. 1067-1077 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Metabolomics reveals potentiated metabolic perturbations induced by antimalarial drug combinations against Plasmodium falciparum in vitro

Eya'ane Meva, F., Qahash, T., Arinaga, J. & Llinás, M., Sep 2026, In: Experimental Parasitology. 288, 109171.

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Identification of genetic markers of quinine partial resistance in Plasmodium falciparum

Kanai, M., Mok, S., Yeo, T., Shears, M. J., Jeon, J. H., Narwal, S. K., Ross, L. S., Wiradiputri, K., Haile, M. T., Tripathi, A. K., Mlambo, G., Kim, J., Gil-Iturbe, E., Park, H., Ndiaye, T., Okombo, J., Ward, K. E., Rozenberg, F. D., Fairhurst, K. J. & Gavula, S. M. & 11 others, Bloxham, T. S., Bridgford, J. L., Sheth, T., Llinás, M., Lee, M. C. S., Small-Saunders, J. L., Mancia, F., Quick, M., Uhlemann, A. C., Sinnis, P. & Fidock, D. A., Aug 2026, In: Nature Microbiology. 11, 8, p. 2213-2231 19 p.

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Natural triterpenic phenolic esters target PfA-M17 in Plasmodium falciparum

Mamede, L., Rangel, G. W., Schmitt, M., Albrecht, S., Spichty, M., Bero, J., Beaufay, C., Florent, I., Llinás, M., Frédérich, M. & Quetin-Leclercq, J., Dec 2026, In: Malaria journal. 25, 1, 74.

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A Novel Class of Orally Bioavailable Phenylglycine–Benzoxaborole Conjugates with Antimalarial Activity and Potentially Novel Mechanism of Action

Morake, M., Taylor, D., Coertzen, D., Njoroge, M., Krugmann, L., Leshabane, M., da Rocha, S., Qahash, T., Girling, G., Coyle, R., Lee, M. C. S., Wittlin, S., Llinás, M., Birkholtz, L. M., Basarab, G. S. & Chibale, K., Jan 8 2026, In: ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17, 1, p. 22-31 10 p.

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Collateral hypersensitivity between ZY19489 and piperaquine neutralizes PfCRT-mediated drug efflux and Plasmodium falciparum resistance

Okombo, J., Ndiaye, T., Qahash, T., Moura, I. M. R., Gil-Iturbe, E., Hagenah, L. M., Bridgford, J. L., Bonatto, V., Ward, K. E., Yeo, T., Narwal, S. K., Orta, L. V., Anderson, I., Dhingra, S. K., Pasaje, C. F. A., Park, H., Kim, J., Guido, R. V. C., Jiménez-Diaz, M. B. & Angulo-Barturen, I. & 10 others, Niles, J. C., Mancia, F., Uhlemann, A. C., Mok, S., Quick, M., Winzeler, E. A., Leroy, D., Llinás, M., Thathy, V. & Fidock, D. A., Dec 2026, In: Nature communications. 17, 1, 5441.

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ATAD3 megadalton complex in Plasmodium falciparum is essential for mitochondrial and cellular viability

Okoye, I. C., Lamb, I. M., Cheung, Y. W., Morrisey, J. M., Sharma, M., Kumar, R., Dass, S., Shukla, A., Rell, R. S., Mather, M. W., Llinás, M., Chang, Y. W. & Vaidya, A. B., Jun 2026, In: PLoS pathogens. 22, 6 June, e1014317.

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A single valine to leucine switch disrupts Plasmodium falciparum AP2-G DNA binding and reveals GDV1’s role in ap2-g activation

Prajapati, S. K., Dong, J. X., Morahan, B. J., Dotrang, T., Barbeau, M. C., Williams, A. E., Hupalo, D., Wilkerson, M. D., Dalgard, C. L., Kafsack, B. F. C., Llinás, M. & Williamson, K. C., Dec 2026, In: Nature communications. 17, 1, 1719.

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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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Degradation of ribosomal RNA during Plasmodium falciparum gametocytogenesis

Grünebast, J., Singhal, R., Bromley, R., Kanatani, S., Watson, K., Olson, S., Dumetz, F., Pascini, T. V., Tripathi, A., Dunning Hotopp, J. C., Sinnis, P., Llinás, M. & Serre, D., Nov 12 2025, In: mBio. 16, 11, p. 1-18 18 p.

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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: Biological Crystallography. 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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