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Melissa N Hart

Post doctoral researcher
Verified email at rvc.ac.uk
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[HTML][HTML] The PfRCR complex bridges malaria parasite and erythrocyte during invasion

B Farrell, N Alam, MN Hart, A Jamwal, RJ Ragotte… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The symptoms of malaria occur during the blood stage of infection, when parasites invade
and replicate within human erythrocytes. The PfPCRCR complex 1 , containing PfRH5 (refs. ), …

Gliding motility of Plasmodium merozoites

K Yahata, MN Hart, H Davies… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Plasmodium malaria parasites are obligate intracellular protozoans that use a unique form
of locomotion, termed gliding motility, to move through host tissues and invade cells. The …

The Plasmodium falciparum Artemisinin Susceptibility-Associated AP-2 Adaptin μ Subunit is Clathrin Independent and Essential for Schizont Maturation

…, RL Edwards, M Zoltner, DA van Schalkwyk, MN Hart… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The efficacy of current antimalarial drugs is threatened by reduced susceptibility of Plasmodium
falciparum to artemisinin, associated with mutations in pfkelch13. Another gene with …

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing of Plasmodium knowlesi

F Mohring, MN Hart, A Patel, DA Baker, RW Moon - Bio-protocol, 2020 - bio-protocol.org
Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic malaria parasite in Southeast Asia that can cause severe
and fatal malaria in humans. The main hosts are Macaques, but modern diagnostic tools …

Structure of the PfRCR complex which bridges the malaria parasite and erythrocyte during invasion

B Farrell, N Alam, MN Hart, A Jamwal, RJ Ragotte… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The symptoms of malaria occur during the blood stage of infection, when parasites invade
and replicate within human erythrocytes. The five-component PfPCRCR complex, containing …

[HTML][HTML] Sequential roles for red blood cell binding proteins enable phased commitment to invasion for malaria parasites

MN Hart, F Mohring, SM DonVito, JA Thomas… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Invasion of red blood cells (RBCs) by Plasmodium merozoites is critical to their continued
survival within the host. Two major protein families, the Duffy binding-like proteins (DBPs/EBAs…

Modification of an atypical clathrin-independent AP-2 adaptin complex of Plasmodium falciparum reduces susceptibility to artemisinin

…, RL Edwards, M Zoltner, DA van Schalkwyk, MN Hart… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
The efficacy of current antimalarial drugs is threatened by reduced susceptibility of Plasmodium
falciparum to artemisinin. In the Mekong region this is associated with mutations in the …

[PDF][PDF] Rapid and iterative genome editing in the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium 2 knowlesi: New tools for P. vivax research 3

F Mohring, MN Hart, TA Rawlinson, R Henrici… - 2019 - researchgate.net
Tackling relapsing Plasmodium vivax and zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi infections is critical
to 20 reducing malaria incidence and mortality worldwide. Understanding the biology of …

Rapid and iterative genome editing in the malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi provides new tools for P. vivax research

F Mohring, MN Hart, TA Rawlinson, R Henrici… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.45829.001 Tackling relapsing Plasmodium vivax and zoonotic Plasmodium
knowlesi infections is critical to reducing malaria incidence and mortality worldwide. …

Combining Human Epigenetics and Sleep Studies in Caenorhabditis elegans: A Cross-Species Approach for Finding Conserved Genes Regulating Sleep

…, JE McGeary, MA Carskadon, AC Hart - Journal of Sleep and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Study Objectives: We aimed to test a combined approach to identify conserved genes
regulating sleep and to explore the association between DNA methylation and sleep length. …