[HTML][HTML] Assessment of unconventional antimicrobial compounds for the control of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', the causative agent of citrus greening disease

…, L Pan, KA Padgett-Pagliai, RA Blaustein, ML Merli… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
In this study, newly identified small molecules were examined for efficacy against ‘Candidatus
Liberibacter asiaticus’ in commercial groves of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) and white …

[HTML][HTML] The Trypanosoma cruzi Protein TcHTE Is Critical for Heme Uptake

ML Merli, L Pagura, J Hernandez… - PLoS Neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas' disease, presents nutritional
requirements for several metabolites. It requires heme for the biosynthesis of several heme-proteins …

Deciphering divergent trypanosomatid nuclear complexes by analyzing interactomic datasets with AlphaFold2 and genetic approaches

E Rodriguez Araya, ML Merli, P Cribb… - ACS Infectious …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Acetylation signaling pathways in trypanosomatids, a group of early branching organisms,
are poorly understood due to highly divergent protein sequences. To overcome this challenge…

[HTML][HTML] A new model for Trypanosoma cruzi heme homeostasis depends on modulation of TcHTE protein expression

L Pagura, E Tevere, ML Merli, JA Cricco - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
Heme is an essential cofactor for many biological processes in aerobic organisms, which
can synthesize it de novo through a conserved pathway. Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological …

Heme A synthesis and CcO activity are essential for Trypanosoma cruzi infectivity and replication

ML Merli, BA Cirulli, SM Menéndez-Bravo… - Biochemical …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, presents a complex life cycle
and adapts its metabolism to nutrients’ availability. Although T. cruzi is an aerobic organism, it …

Identification of flavonoids as regulators of YbeY activity in Liberibacter asiaticus

…, NA Harrison, D da Silva, ML Merli… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Liberibacter asiaticus is the prevalent causative pathogen of Huanglongbing or citrus
greening disease, which has resulted in a devastating crisis in the citrus industry. A thorough …

PrbP modulates biofilm formation in Liberibacter crescens

…, KA Padgett‐Pagliai, ML Merli… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In Liberibacter asiaticus, PrbP is a transcriptional regulatory protein involved in survival and
persistence during host infection. Tolfenamic acid was previously found to inhibit …

[HTML][HTML] 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' Multimeric LotP Mediates Citrus sinensis Defense Response Activation

ML Merli, KA Padgett-Pagliai, AE Cuaycal… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ is known as the most pathogenic organism associated
with citrus greening disease. Since its publicized emergence in Florida in 2005, ‘Ca. L. …

Copper trafficking in Trypanosoma cruzi: the transcriptional response of candidates to balance toxicity and recruitment

ML Merli, MG Mediavilla, X Zhu, PA Cobine, JA Cricco - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) depends on acquiring nutrients and cofactors, like
copper (Cu), from its hosts. Cu is essential for aerobic organisms, but it can also be toxic, so its …

Trypanosoma cruzi senses intracellular heme levels and regulates heme homeostasis by modulating TcHTE protein expression

L Pagura, E Tevere, ML Merli, JA Cricco - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Heme is an essential cofactor for many biological processes in aerobic organisms. Most of
them can synthesize it de novo via a conserved pathway. Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological …