2018
Mutations in Plasmodium falciparum actin-binding protein coronin confer reduced artemisinin susceptibility
Demas A, Sharma A, Wong W, Early A, Redmond S, Bopp S, Neafsey D, Volkman S, Hartl D, Wirth D. Mutations in Plasmodium falciparum actin-binding protein coronin confer reduced artemisinin susceptibility. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: 12799-12804. PMID: 30420498, PMCID: PMC6294886, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1812317115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editingDomain protein familyWhole genome sequence analysisProtein familySecond geneFunctional validationMutant formsDifferent genesMolecular mechanismsParental linesSequence analysisType of resistanceGene editingAfrican parasitesArtemisinin susceptibilityMechanisms of resistanceGenesGenetic determinantsParental parasitesMutationsSurvival assaysIndependent selectionParasite clonesProteinActive form
2015
Association mapping by pooled sequencing identifies TOLL 11 as a protective factor against Plasmodium falciparum in Anopheles gambiae
Redmond S, Eiglmeier K, Mitri C, Markianos K, Guelbeogo W, Gneme A, Isaacs A, Coulibaly B, Brito-Fravallo E, Maslen G, Mead D, Niare O, Traore S, Sagnon N, Kwiatkowski D, Riehle M, Vernick K. Association mapping by pooled sequencing identifies TOLL 11 as a protective factor against Plasmodium falciparum in Anopheles gambiae. BMC Genomics 2015, 16: 779. PMID: 26462916, PMCID: PMC4603968, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2009-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic mappingFounder coloniesHigh nucleotide diversityNon-model genomesLow linkage disequilibriumPhenotype-genotype mappingPopulation stratificationParasite infection levelsHuman malaria parasiteGenotyping of SNPsNucleotide diversityPooled sequencesAssociation mappingGenomic lociLinkage mappingPlasmodium falciparumSignificant SNPsMosquito systemMarker densityDNA poolsAnopheles gambiaeNatural variationIndividual mosquitoesLinkage disequilibriumSequencing identifies