List of works by Kai Matuschewski

A Plasmodium actin-depolymerizing factor that binds exclusively to actin monomers

scientific article published on 22 June 2005

A Plasmodium cysteine protease required for efficient transition from the liver infection stage

scientific article published on 21 September 2020

A constitutive pan-hexose permease for the Plasmodium life cycle and transgenic models for screening of antimalarial sugar analogs

scientific article

A female gametocyte-specific ABC transporter plays a role in lipid metabolism in the malaria parasite

scientific article (publication date: 8 September 2014)

A lipocalin mediates unidirectional heme biomineralization in malaria parasites

scientific article published on 29 June 2020

A malarial cysteine protease is necessary for Plasmodium sporozoite egress from oocysts

scientific article published on July 2005

A novel protein modification pathway related to the ubiquitin system

scientific article

A sporozoite asparagine-rich protein controls initiation of Plasmodium liver stage development

scientific article (publication date: 13 June 2008)

Actin regulation in the malaria parasite

scientific article published on 21 January 2011

Activation of a membrane-bound transcription factor by regulated ubiquitin/proteasome-dependent processing.

scientific article

Antigen export during liver infection of the malaria parasite augments protective immunity

scientific article

Arrested Plasmodium liver stages as experimental anti-malaria vaccines

scientific article published on January 2011

Arrested oocyst maturation in Plasmodium parasites lacking type II NADH:ubiquinone dehydrogenase

scientific article

Batf3 deficiency proves the pivotal role of CD8α(+) dendritic cells in protection induced by vaccination with attenuated Plasmodium sporozoites

scientific article published on 18 August 2015

Bats are rare reservoirs of Staphylococcus aureus complex in Gabon.

scientific article published on 25 November 2016

Biochemistry of malaria parasite infected red blood cells by X-ray microscopy

scientific article published on 11 April 2017

Breakdown in membrane asymmetry regulation leads to monocyte recognition of P. falciparum-infected red blood cells

scientific article published on 18 February 2021

Caspase-1 activation of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18 is dispensable for induction of experimental cerebral malaria

scientific article

Cell biology and immunology of malaria

scientific article published on March 2011

Comparative Plasmodium gene overexpression reveals distinct perturbation of sporozoite transmission by profilin

scientific article

Comparative efficacy of pre-erythrocytic whole organism vaccine strategies against the malaria parasite

scientific article published on 23 July 2011

Conventional CD11chigh Dendritic Cells Are Important for T Cell Priming during the Initial Phase of Plasmodium yoelii Infection, but Are Dispensable at Later Time Points

scientific article

Copper-transporting ATPase is important for malaria parasite fertility

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Critical role for a stage-specific actin in male exflagellation of the malaria parasite

scientific article published on 11 August 2011

Critical role for heat shock protein 20 (HSP20) in migration of malarial sporozoites

scientific article published on 2 December 2011

Cytokines and Chemokines in Cerebral Malaria Pathogenesis

scientific article

DC-Derived IL-10 Modulates Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Production and Promotes Induction of CD4+IL-10+ Regulatory T Cells during Plasmodium yoelii Infection

scientific article published on 28 February 2017

Depletion of Plasmodium berghei plasmoredoxin reveals a non-essential role for life cycle progression of the malaria parasite

scientific article

Differential transcriptome profiling identifies Plasmodium genes encoding pre-erythrocytic stage-specific proteins

scientific article

Direct manipulation of malaria parasites with optical tweezers reveals distinct functions of Plasmodium surface proteins

scientific article

Disruption of Plasmodium sporozoite transmission by depletion of sporozoite invasion-associated protein 1

scientific article (publication date: April 2009)

Distinct Prominent Roles for Enzymes of Plasmodium berghei Heme Biosynthesis in Sporozoite and Liver Stage Maturation

scientific article published on 06 September 2016

Editorial: Parasite Infections: From Experimental Models to Natural Systems

scientific article published on 2 February 2018

Engineering of Genetically Arrested Parasites (GAPs) For a Precision Malaria Vaccine

scientific article

Environmental constraints guide migration of malaria parasites during transmission

scientific article

Epauletted fruit bats display exceptionally high infections with a Hepatocystis species complex in South Sudan

scientific article

Evidence for filamentous actin in ookinetes of a malarial parasite

article

Evidence of cross-stage CD8+ T cell epitopes in malaria pre-erythrocytic and blood stage infections

scientific article published on 5 April 2017

Expansion of experimental genetics approaches for Plasmodium berghei with versatile transfection vectors

scientific article published on 15 June 2012

Experimental Genetics of Plasmodium berghei NFU in the Apicoplast Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biogenesis Pathway

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Experimental cerebral malaria develops independently of caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 9 signaling

scientific article published on 12 December 2011

Exploring the transcriptome of the malaria sporozoite stage

scientific article

Expression profiling of Plasmodium berghei HSP70 genes for generation of bright red fluorescent parasites

scientific article

Feeling at home from arrival to departure: protein export and host cell remodelling during Plasmodium liver stage and gametocyte maturation

scientific article published on 24 January 2014

Flow cytometry-assisted rapid isolation of recombinant Plasmodium berghei parasites exemplified by functional analysis of aquaglyceroporin

scientific article

Fosmidomycin uptake into Plasmodium and Babesia-infected erythrocytes is facilitated by parasite-induced new permeability pathways

scientific article (publication date: 4 May 2011)

Functional characterization of a redundant Plasmodium TRAP family invasin, TRAP-like protein, by aldolase binding and a genetic complementation test

scientific article (publication date: June 2008)

Functional profiles of orphan membrane transporters in the life cycle of the malaria parasite

scientific article (publication date: 22 January 2016)

Genetic crosses and complementation reveal essential functions for the Plasmodium stage-specific actin2 in sporogonic development

scientific article published on 20 February 2014

Genetically attenuated Plasmodium berghei liver stages induce sterile protracted protection that is mediated by major histocompatibility complex Class I-dependent interferon-gamma-producing CD8+ T cells

scientific article published on 9 July 2007

Genetically attenuated Plasmodium berghei liver stages persist and elicit sterile protection primarily via CD8 T cells

scientific article published in July 2007

Genetically modified Plasmodium parasites as a protective experimental malaria vaccine

scientific article published on 5 December 2004

Getting infectious: formation and maturation of Plasmodium sporozoites in the Anopheles vector

scientific article published on October 2006

Global expression profiling reveals shared and distinct transcript signatures in arrested act2(-) and CDPK4(-) Plasmodium berghei gametocytes

scientific article published on 26 July 2015

High Sporozoite Antibody Titers in Conjunction with Microscopically Detectable Blood Infection Display Signatures of Protection from Clinical Malaria

scientific article

High diversity of West African bat malaria parasites and a tight link with rodent Plasmodium taxa.

scientific article published on 07 October 2013

Hitting malaria before it hurts: attenuated Plasmodium liver stages.

scientific article published on December 2007

Identification of a novel family of ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes with distinct amino-terminal extensions

scientific journal article

Identification of targets of CD8⁺ T cell responses to malaria liver stages by genome-wide epitope profiling

scientific article (publication date: May 2013)

Identification of the class XIV myosins Pb-MyoA and Py-MyoA and expression in Plasmodium sporozoites

scientific article published in January 2001

Identification of vital and dispensable sulfur utilization factors in the Plasmodium apicoplast

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Improved efficacy of fosmidomycin against Plasmodium and Mycobacterium species by combination with the cell-penetrating peptide octaarginine

scientific article published on 15 July 2013

In Vivo Function of PTEX88 in Malaria Parasite Sequestration and Virulence

scientific article published on 27 March 2015

Inactivation of a Plasmodium apicoplast protein attenuates formation of liver merozoites

scientific article (publication date: September 2011)

Induction of antimalaria immunity by pyrimethamine prophylaxis during exposure to sporozoites is curtailed by parasite resistance

scientific article published on 28 March 2011

Infectivity-associated changes in the transcriptional repertoire of the malaria parasite sporozoite stage

scientific article published on 12 August 2002

Inhibitor of cysteine proteases is critical for motility and infectivity of Plasmodium sporozoites

scientific article (publication date: 26 November 2013)

Interactions of the malaria parasite and its mammalian host

scientific article published on August 2008

Intravital observation of Plasmodium berghei sporozoite infection of the liver

scientific article

Knockout studies reveal an important role of Plasmodium lipoic acid protein ligase A1 for asexual blood stage parasite survival

scientific article

Loss-of-function analyses defines vital and redundant functions of the Plasmodium rhomboid protease family.

scientific article

Low immunogenicity of malaria pre-erythrocytic stages can be overcome by vaccination

scientific article published on 11 March 2021

Molecular genetics evidence for the in vivo roles of the two major NADPH-dependent disulfide reductases in the malaria parasite

scientific article published on 19 September 2010

Molecular investigation of Hepatocystis parasites in the Australian flying fox Pteropus poliocephalus across its distribution range

scientific article published on 25 July 2019

Molecular make-up of the Plasmodium parasitophorous vacuolar membrane

scientific article published on 13 August 2012

Multistep adhesion of Plasmodium sporozoites

scientific article published on 16 February 2010

Murine infection models for vaccine development: the malaria example

scientific article published on 18 December 2012

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection modulates adipose tissue biology

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

Natural immunization against malaria: causal prophylaxis with antibiotics

scientific article published on July 2010

Naturally acquired immune responses against Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites and liver infection

scientific article published on 26 April 2012

Negative Perception of Bats, Exacerbated by the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, May Hinder Bat Conservation in Northern Uganda

scientific article published in 2022

Nycteria and Polychromophilus parasite infections of bats in Central Gabon

scientific article published on 30 November 2018

Nycteria parasites of Afrotropical insectivorous bats.

scientific article published on 9 March 2015

Pivotal and distinct role for Plasmodium actin capping protein alpha during blood infection of the malaria parasite

scientific article (publication date: April 2015)

Plasmodium Sporozoite Biology

scientific article published on 20 January 2017

Plasmodium berghei sporozoites acquire virulence and immunogenicity during mosquito hemocoel transit

scientific article published on 30 December 2013

Plasmodium liver stage developmental arrest by depletion of a protein at the parasite-host interface

scientific article

Plasmodium motility: actin not actin' like actin.

scientific article published on 24 February 2006

Plasmodium sporozoite invasion into insect and mammalian cells is directed by the same dual binding system.

scientific article

Plasmodium sporozoite motility is modulated by the turnover of discrete adhesion sites.

scientific article

Plasmodium sporozoite motility: an update

scientific article published on January 2012

Plasmodium yoelii infection of BALB/c mice results in expansion rather than induction of CD4(+) Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells

scientific article

Post-transcriptional silencing of UIS4 in Plasmodium berghei sporozoites is important for host switch

scientific article published on 17 February 2014

Protective immunity against malaria by 'natural immunization': a question of dose, parasite diversity, or both?

scientific article published on 28 June 2011

Regulation of apicomplexan microfilament dynamics by a minimal set of actin-binding proteins

scientific article published on October 2006

Role for the Plasmodium sporozoite-specific transmembrane protein S6 in parasite motility and efficient malaria transmission ⬇️

scientific article published on 30 October 2008

Role of the ubiquitin-selective CDC48(UFD1/NPL4 )chaperone (segregase) in ERAD of OLE1 and other substrates

scientific article published on February 2002

Sequestration of cholesterol within the host late endocytic pathway restricts liver-stage Plasmodium development

scientific article published on 25 January 2017

Signatures of malaria vaccine efficacy in ageing murine immune memory

scientific article published in May 2014

Small heat shock proteins in cellular adhesion and migration: evidence from Plasmodium genetics

scientific article published on March 2012

Stage-specific depletion of myosin A supports an essential role in motility of malarial ookinetes

scientific article published on 28 September 2011

Strong impact of CD4+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells and limited effect of T cell-derived IL-10 on pathogen clearance during Plasmodium yoelii infection

scientific article published on 27 April 2012

Structural basis for chirality and directional motility of Plasmodium sporozoites

scientific article

Structural basis for parasite-specific functions of the divergent profilin of Plasmodium falciparum

scientific article published on 12 November 2008

Structure and Function of a G-actin Sequestering Protein with a Vital Role in Malaria Oocyst Development inside the Mosquito Vector

scientific article

Targeted Deletion of a Plasmodium Site-2 Protease Impairs Life Cycle Progression in the Mammalian Host

scientific article

Targeting Plasmodium liver stages: better late than never

scientific article published on 06 July 2011

The Deubiquitinating Enzyme Cylindromatosis Dampens CD8+ T Cell Responses and Is a Critical Factor for Experimental Cerebral Malaria and Blood-Brain Barrier Damage

scientific article published on February 2017

The Liver-Stage Plasmodium Infection Is a Critical Checkpoint for Development of Experimental Cerebral Malaria

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

The Plasmodium berghei translocon of exported proteins reveals spatiotemporal dynamics of tubular extensions

scientific article

The Plasmodium protein P113 supports efficient sporozoite to liver stage conversion in vivo

scientific article published on February 2014

The Plasmodium serine-type SERA proteases display distinct expression patterns and non-essential in vivo roles during life cycle progression of the malaria parasite

scientific article

The Plasmodium sporozoite journey: a rite of passage

scientific article

The Puf-family RNA-binding protein Puf2 controls sporozoite conversion to liver stages in the malaria parasite

scientific article

The exported Plasmodium berghei protein IBIS1 delineates membranous structures in infected red blood cells

scientific article

The spatiotemporal dynamics and membranous features of the Plasmodium liver stage tubovesicular network

scientific article published on 13 February 2014

The ubiquitin-like proteins SMT3 and SUMO-1 are conjugated by the UBC9 E2 enzyme

scientific article

Trafficking of the signature protein of intra-erythrocytic Plasmodium berghei-induced structures, IBIS1, to P. falciparum Maurer's clefts

scientific article (publication date: 2015)

Transgenic Plasmodium berghei sporozoites expressing beta-galactosidase for quantification of sporozoite transmission

scientific article published on 15 November 2005

Triggers and tricks of Plasmodium sexual development

scientific article

Two putative protein export regulators promote Plasmodium blood stage development in vivo

scientific article published on 25 September 2013

Unusual properties of Plasmodium falciparum actin: new insights into microfilament dynamics of apicomplexan parasites

scientific article

Vaccine development against malaria

scientific article

Vaccine-like immunity against malaria by repeated causal-prophylactic treatment of liver-stage Plasmodium parasites

scientific article published in March 2009

Vaccines against malaria - an update

scientific article published on September 2007

Vaccines against malaria-still a long way to go.

scientific article

Vital and dispensable roles of Plasmodium multidrug resistance transporters during blood- and mosquito-stage development

scientific article published on 15 March 2016

Vital role for the Plasmodium actin capping protein (CP) beta-subunit in motility of malaria sporozoites

scientific article (publication date: December 2009)

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