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ReviewJournal of bioenergetics and biomembranes2008

Mitochondria in malaria and related parasites: ancient, diverse and streamlined.

Michael W Mather, Akhil B Vaidya

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Review in Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Unique Properties of Apicomplexan Mitochondria.Annual review of microbiology · 2023
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  4. Parasite powerhouse: A review of the Toxoplasma gondii mitochondrion.The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology · 2022
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  8. An overview of structure, function, and regulation of pyruvate kinases.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2019
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  16. Isoprenoid metabolism in apicomplexan parasites.Current clinical microbiology reports · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Michael W MatherDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular Parasitology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA. mmather@drexelmed.edu
Akhil B Vaidya

Funding

ORGANELLE GENOMES OF MALARIAL PARASITESR01AI028398 · NIAID · MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY · PI AKHIL B VAIDYA · 1989 to 2026
$10.1M
BIOENERGETICS AND PROTON PUMPS IN MALARIA PARASITESR01AI053148 · NIAID · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI VAIDYA, AKHIL B · 2003 to 2007
$1.5M
Mitochondrial Functions in Malaria ParasitesR56AI028398 · NIAID · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI VAIDYA, AKHIL B · 2016 to 2016
$512k
ORGANELLE GENOMES OF MALARIAL PARASITESR22AI028398 · NIAID · HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY · PI VAIDYA, AKHIL B · 1989 to 1991
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NIAID NIH HHS AI028398NIAID NIH HHS AI053148NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI028398
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parasitic organisms have emerged from nearly every corner of the eukaryotic kingdom and hence display tremendous diversity of form and function. This diversity extends to their mitochondria and mitochondrion-derived organelles. While the principles of the chemiosmotic theory apply to all these pathogens, the differences from their hosts provide opportunities for therapeutic development. In this review we discuss examples of mitochondrial systems from a deep-branching phylum, Apicomplexa. Many important human pathogens, such as malaria parasites, belong to this phylum. Unique features of their mitochondria are validated targets for drugs that are selectively toxic to the parasites.

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AnimalsAntimalarialsApicomplexaBiological EvolutionCitric Acid CycleCryptosporidiumElectron Transport Chain Complex ProteinsHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMitochondriaModels, BiologicalPlasmodiumProton-Motive ForceToxoplasmaAntimalarialsElectron Transport Chain Complex Proteins

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