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Swamy Rakesh Adapa

Research Scientist, Rays Jiang Lab, University of South Florida
Verified email at mail.usf.edu
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Uncovering the essential genes of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum by saturation mutagenesis

…, C Wang, TD Otto, J Oberstaller, X Liao, SR Adapa… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Malaria remains a devastating global parasitic disease, with the majority
of malaria deaths caused by the highly virulent Plasmodium falciparum. The extreme AT-bias …

[PDF][PDF] Lysophosphatidylcholine regulates sexual stage differentiation in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

…, JP Gerdt, CQ Wang, M De Niz, N Philip, SR Adapa… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Transmission represents a population bottleneck in the Plasmodium life cycle and a key
intervention target of ongoing efforts to eradicate malaria. Sexual differentiation is essential for …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria infected red blood cells release small regulatory RNAs through extracellular vesicles

…, S Mbagwu, MA Hernández-Castañeda, SR Adapa… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The parasite Plasmodium falciparum causes the most severe form of malaria. Cell
communication between parasites is an important mechanism to control population density and …

Characterization of the dual role of Plasmodium falciparum DNA methyltransferase in regulating transcription and translation

…, SR Adapa, EP Quinlivan, R Jiang… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
DNA modifications are critical in fine-tuning the biological processes in model organisms.
However, the presence of cytosine methylation (5mC) and the function of the putative DNA …

[HTML][HTML] The apicoplast link to fever-survival and artemisinin-resistance in the malaria parasite

…, TD Otto, D Casandra, S Boyapalle, SR Adapa… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The emergence and spread of Plasmodium falciparum parasites resistant to front-line
antimalarial artemisinin-combination therapies (ACT) threatens to erase the considerable gains …

[HTML][HTML] A unique class of Zn2+-binding serine-based PBPs underlies cephalosporin resistance and sporogenesis in Clostridioides difficile

MD Sacco, S Wang, SR Adapa, X Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment with β-lactam antibiotics, particularly cephalosporins, is a major risk
factor for Clostridioides difficile infection. These broad-spectrum antibiotics irreversibly inhibit …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the Plasmodium vivax sporozoite transcriptional journey from mosquito vector to human host

…, SR Adapa, M Zhang, X Liao, V Saxena, R Goffe… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Malaria parasites transmitted by mosquito bite are remarkably efficient in establishing human
infections. The infection process requires roughly 30 minutes and is highly complex as …

[HTML][HTML] Altered expression of K13 disrupts DNA replication and repair in Plasmodium falciparum

J Gibbons, KA Button-Simons, SR Adapa, S Li… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Plasmodium falciparum exhibits resistance to the artemisinin component of the
frontline antimalarial treatment Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy in South East Asia. …

Role of mono-and divalent surface cations on the structure and adsorption behavior of water on mica surface

S Adapa, DR Swamy, S Kancharla, S Pradhan… - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
Understanding solid–water(vapor) interfacial systems is relevant for both industrial and
academic scenarios for their presence in wide areas ranging from tribology to geochemistry. …

[HTML][HTML] An adaptable soft-mold embossing process for fabricating optically-accessible, microfeature-based culture systems and application toward liver stage …

SP Maher, AJ Conway, A Roth, SR Adapa, P Cualing… - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Advanced cell culture methods for modeling organ-level structure have been demonstrated
to replicate in vivo conditions more accurately than traditional in vitro cell culture. Given that …