Gockel J, Voss T.S, Bártfai R. The troubled puberty of malaria parasites. Trends Parasitol. 2023;39(3):155-157. DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2023.01.006

2023
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Kuehnel R.M, Ganga E, Balestra A.C, Suarez C, Wyss M, Klages N, Brusini L, Maco B, Brancucci N, Voss T.S, Soldati D, Brochet M. A Plasmodium membrane receptor platform integrates cues for egress and invasion in blood forms and activation of transmission stages. Sci Adv. 2023;9(24):eadf2161. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf2161

2023
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Meier L, Antillón M, Burri C, Chitnis N, Endriss Y, Keiser J, Moore S, Müller P, Penny M, Voss T.S, Mäser P, Utzinger J. Repurposing know-how for drug development: case studies from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. Chimia (Aarau). 2023;77(9):582-592. DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.582

2023
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Stewart L.B, Freville A, Voss T.S, Baker D.A, Awandare G.A, Conway D.J. Plasmodium falciparum sexual commitment rate variation among clinical isolates and diverse laboratory-adapted lines. Microbiol Spectr. 2022;10(6):e0223422. DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02234-22

2022
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Thommen B.T, Passecker A, Buser T, Hitz E, Voss T.S, Brancucci N.M.B. Revisiting the effect of pharmaceuticals on transmission stage formation in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022;12:802341. DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.802341

2022
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Boltryk S.D, Passecker A, Alder A, Carrington E, van de Vegte-Bolmer M, van Gemert G.J, van der Starre A, Beck H.P, Sauerwein R.W, Kooij T.W.A, Brancucci N.M.B, Proellochs N.I, Gilberger T.W, Voss T.S. CRISPR/Cas9-engineered inducible gametocyte producer lines as a valuable tool for Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission research. Nat Commun. 2021;12:4806. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24954-4

2021
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Bui H.T.N, Passecker A, Brancucci N.M.B, Voss T.S. Investigation of heterochromatin protein 1 function in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum using a conditional domain deletion and swapping approach. mSphere. 2021;6(1):e01220-20. DOI: 10.1128/mSphere.01220-20

2021
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Carrington E, Cooijmans R.H.M, Keller D, Toenhake C.G, Bartfai R, Voss T.S. The ApiAP2 factor PfAP2-HC is an integral component of heterochromatin in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. iScience. 2021;24(5):102444. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102444

2021
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Evers F, Cabrera-Orefice A, Elurbe D.M, Kea-Te Lindert M, Boltryk S.D, Voss T.S, Huynen M.A, Brandt U, Kooij T.W.A. Composition and stage dynamics of mitochondrial complexes in Plasmodium falciparum. Nat Commun. 2021;12:3820. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23919-x

2021
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Hitz E, Grüninger O, Passecker A, Wyss M, Scheurer C, Wittlin S, Beck H.P, Brancucci N.M.B, Voss T.S. The catalytic subunit of Plasmodium falciparum casein kinase 2 is essential for gametocytogenesis. Commun Biol. 2021;4(1):336. DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01873-0

2021
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Hitz E, Wiedemar N, Passecker A, Graça B.A.S, Scheurer C, Wittlin S, Brancucci N.M.B, Vakonakis I, Mäser P, Voss T.S. The 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 is an essential upstream activator of protein kinase A in malaria parasites. PLoS Biol. 2021;19(12):e3001483. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001483

2021
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Tibúrcio M, Hitz E, Niederwieser I, Kelly G, Davies H, Doerig C, Billker O, Voss T.S, Treeck M. A 39-amino-acid C-terminal truncation of GDV1 disrupts sexual commitment in Plasmodium falciparum. mSphere. 2021;6(3):e01093-20. DOI: 10.1128/mSphere.01093-20

2021
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Giovanoli Evack J, Schmidt R.S, Boltryk S.D, Voss T.S, Batil A.A, Ngandolo B.N, Greter H, Utzinger J, Zinsstag J, Balmer O. Molecular confirmation of a Fasciola gigantica x Fasciola hepatica hybrid in a Chadian bovine. J Parasitol. 2020;106(2):316-322. DOI: 10.1645/19-66

2020
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Hitz E, Balestra A.C, Brochet M, Voss T.S. PfMAP-2 is essential for male gametogenesis in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Sci Rep. 2020;10:11930. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68717-5

2020
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Warncke J.D, Passecker A, Kipfer E, Brand F, Perez-Martinez L, Proellochs N.I, Kooij T.W.A, Butter F, Voss T.S, Beck H.P. The PHIST protein GEXP02 targets the host cytoskeleton during sexual development of Plasmodium falciparum. Cell Microbiol. 2020;22(2):e13123. DOI: 10.1111/cmi.13123

2020
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Bui H.T.N, Niederwieser I, Bird M.J, Dai W, Brancucci N.M.B, Moes S, Jenoe P, Lucet I.S, Doerig C, Voss T.S. Mapping and functional analysis of heterochromatin protein 1 phosphorylation in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Sci Rep. 2019;9:16720. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53325-9

2019
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Brancucci N.M.B, De Niz M, Straub T.J, Ravel D, Sollelis L, Birren B.W, Voss T.S, Neafsey D.E, Marti M. Probing Plasmodium falciparum sexual commitment at the single-cell level. Wellcome Open Res. 2018;3:70. DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14645.3

2018
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Filarsky M, Fraschka S.A, Niederwieser I, Brancucci N.M.B, Carrington E, Carrió E, Moes S, Jenoe P, Bartfai R, Voss T.S. GDV1 induces sexual commitment of malaria parasites by antagonizing HP1-dependent gene silencing. Science. 2018;359(6381):1259-1263. DOI: 10.1126/science.aan6042

2018
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Fraschka S.A, Filarsky M, Hoo R, Niederwieser I, Yan Yam X, Brancucci N.M.B, Mohring F, Mushunje A.T, Huang X, Christensen P.R, Nosten F, Bozdech Z, Russell B, Moon R.W, Marti M, Preiser P.R, Bártfai R, Voss T.S. Comparative heterochromatin profiling reveals conserved and unique epigenome signatures linked to adaptation and development of malaria parasites. Cell Host Microbe. 2018;23(3):407-420 e8. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.01.008

2018
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Meerstein-Kessel L, Andolina C, Carrió E, Mahamar A, Sawa P, Diawara H, van de Vegte-Bolmer M, Stone W, Collins K.A, Schneider P, Dicko A, Drakeley C, Felger I, Voss T, Lanke K, Bousema T. A multiplex assay for the sensitive detection and quantification of male and female Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes. Malar J. 2018;17:441. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2584-y

2018
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Zhu L, Tripathi J, Rocamora F.M, Miotto O, van der Pluijm R, Voss T.S, Mok S, Kwiatkowski D.P, Nosten F, Day N.P.J, White N.J, Dondorp A.M, Bozdech Z, Tracking Resistance to Artemisinin Collaboration I. The origins of malaria artemisinin resistance defined by a genetic and transcriptomic background. Nat Commun. 2018;9(1):5158. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07588-x

2018
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Bertschi N.L, Toenhake C.G, Zou A, Niederwieser I, Henderson R, Moes S, Jenoe P, Parkinson J, Bartfai R, Voss T.S. Malaria parasites possess a telomere repeat-binding protein that shares ancestry with transcription factor IIIA. Nat Microbiol. 2017;2:17033. DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.33

2017
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Brancucci N.M.B, Gerdt J.P, Wang C, De Niz M, Philip N, Adapa S.R, Zhang M, Hitz E, Niederwieser I, Boltryk S.D, Laffitte M.C, Clark M.A, Gruring C, Ravel D, Blancke Soares A, Demas A, Bopp S, Rubio-Ruiz B, Conejo-Garcia A, Wirth D.F, Gendaszewska-Darmach E, Duraisingh M.T, Adams J.H, Voss T.S, Waters A.P, Jiang R.H.Y, Clardy J, Marti M. Lysophosphatidylcholine regulates sexual stage differentiation in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Cell. 2017;171(7):1532-1544 e15. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.10.020

2017
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Ngwa C.J, Kiesow M.J, Papst O, Orchard L.M, Filarsky M, Rosinski A.N, Voss T.S, Llinas M, Pradel G. Transcriptional profiling defines histone acetylation as a regulator of gene expression during human-to-mosquito transmission of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2017;7:320. DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00320

2017
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Josling G.A, Petter M, Oehring S.C, Gupta A.P, Dietz O, Wilson D.W, Schubert T, Langst G, Gilson P.R, Crabb B.S, Moes S, Jenoe P, Lim S.W, Brown G.V, Bozdech Z, Voss T.S, Duffy M.F. A Plasmodium falciparum bromodomain protein regulates invasion gene expression. Cell Host Microbe. 2015;17(6):741-751. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2015.05.009

2015
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Pelle K.G, Oh K, Buchholz K, Narasimhan V, Joice R, Milner D.A, Brancucci N.M, Ma S, Voss T.S, Ketman K, Seydel K.B, Taylor T.E, Barteneva N.S, Huttenhower C, Marti M. Transcriptional profiling defines dynamics of parasite tissue sequestration during malaria infection. Genome Med. 2015;7:19. DOI: 10.1186/s13073-015-0133-7

2015
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Brancucci N.M, Bertschi N.L, Zhu L, Niederwieser I, Chin W.H, Wampfler R, Freymond C, Rottmann M, Felger I, Bozdech Z, Voss T.S. Heterochromatin protein 1 secures survival and transmission of malaria parasites. Cell Host Microbe. 2014;16(2):165-176. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2014.07.004

2014
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Brancucci N.M, Witmer K, Schmid C, Voss T.S. A var gene upstream element controls protein synthesis at the level of translation initiation in Plasmodium falciparum. PLoS One. 2014;9(6):e100183. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100183

2014
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Dietz O, Rusch S, Brand F, Mundwiler-Pachlatko E, Gaida A, Voss T, Beck H.P. Characterization of the small exported Plasmodium falciparum membrane protein SEMP1. PLoS One. 2014;9(7):e103272. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103272

2014
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Voss T.S, Bozdech Z, Bartfai R. Epigenetic memory takes center stage in the survival strategy of malaria parasites. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2014;20:88-95. DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2014.05.007

2014
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Brunner R, Ng C.L, Aissaoui H, Akabas M.H, Boss C, Brun R, Callaghan P.S, Corminboef O, Frame I.J, Heidmann B, Le Bihan A, Jenö P, Mattheis C, Moes S, Müller I.B, Paguio M, Roepe P.D, Siegrist R, Voss T, Welford R.W, Wittlin S, Fidock D.A, Binkert C. UV-triggered affinity-capture identifies interactions between the Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance protein 1 (PfMDR1) and antimalarial agents in live parasitized cells. J Biol Chem. 2013;288(31):22576-22583. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.453159

2013
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Brancucci N.M, Witmer K, Schmid C.D, Flueck C, Voss T.S. Identification of a cis-acting DNA-protein interaction implicated in singular var gene choice in Plasmodium falciparum. Cell Microbiol. 2012;14(12):1836-1848. DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12004

2012
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Brunner R, Aissaoui H, Boss C, Bozdech Z, Brun R, Corminboeuf O, Delahaye S, Fischli C, Heidmann B, Kaiser M, Kamber J, Meyer S, Papastogiannidis P, Siegrist R, Voss T, Welford R, Wittlin S, Binkert C. Identification of a new chemical class of antimalarials. J Infect Dis. 2012;206(5):735-743. DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis418

2012
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Cortés A, Crowley V.M, Vaquero A, Voss T.S. A view on the role of epigenetics in the biology of malaria parasites. PLoS Pathog. 2012;8(12):e1002943. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002943

2012
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Dreyer A.M, Matile H, Papastogiannidis P, Kamber J, Favuzza P, Voss T.S, Wittlin S, Pluschke G. Passive immunoprotection of Plasmodium falciparum-infected mice designates the CyRPA as candidate malaria vaccine antigen. J Immunol. 2012;188(12):6225-6237. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103177

2012
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Hoeijmakers W.A, Flueck C, Françoijs K.J, Smits A.H, Wetzel J, Volz J.C, Cowman A.F, Voss T, Stunnenberg H.G, Bártfai R. Plasmodium falciparum centromeres display a unique epigenetic makeup and cluster prior to and during schizogony. Cell Microbiol. 2012;14(9):1391-1401. DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2012.01803.x

2012
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Oehring S.C, Woodcroft B.J, Moes S, Wetzel J, Dietz O, Pulfer A, Dekiwadia C, Mäser P, Flück C, Witmer K, Brancucci N.M, Niederwieser I, Jenoe P, Ralph S.A, Voss T.S. Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Genome Biol. 2012;13(11):R108. DOI: 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108

2012
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Witmer K, Schmid C.D, Brancucci N.M, Luah Y.H, Preiser P.R, Bozdech Z, Voss T.S. Analysis of subtelomeric virulence gene families in Plasmodium falciparum by comparative transcriptional profiling. Mol Microbiol. 2012;84(2):243-259. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08019.x

2012
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Flueck C, Bartfai R, Niederwieser I, Witmer K, Alako B.T, Moes S, Bozdech Z, Jenoe P, Stunnenberg H.G, Voss T.S. A major role for the Plasmodium falciparum ApiAP2 protein PfSIP2 in chromosome end biology. PLoS Pathog. 2010;6(2):e1000784. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000784

2010
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Flueck C, Bartfai R, Volz J, Niederwieser I, Salcedo-Amaya A.M, Alako B.T, Ehlgen F, Ralph S.A, Cowman A.F, Bozdech Z, Stunnenberg H.G, Voss T.S. Plasmodium falciparum heterochromatin protein 1 marks genomic loci linked to phenotypic variation of exported virulence factors. PLoS Pathog. 2009;5(9):e1000569. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000569

2009
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