Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29263246›Full record

ReviewOpen biology2017

Cyclic nucleotide signalling in malaria parasites.

David A Baker, Laura G Drought, Christian Flueck, Stephanie D Nofal, Avnish Patel, Maria Penzo, Eloise M Walker

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Review in Open biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

David A BakerFaculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK david.baker@lshtm.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-5490-8933
Laura G DroughtFaculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
Christian FlueckFaculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9145-9324
Stephanie D NofalFaculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
Avnish PatelFaculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3608-3405
Maria PenzoFaculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
Eloise M WalkerFaculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council G1000779Wellcome Trust 106240/Z/14/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cyclic nucleotides 3', 5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and 3', 5'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) are intracellular messengers found in most animal cell types. They usually mediate an extracellular stimulus to drive a change in cell function through activation of their respective cyclic nucleotide-dependent protein kinases, PKA and PKG. The enzymatic components of the malaria parasite cyclic nucleotide signalling pathways have been identified, and the genetic and biochemical studies of these enzymes carried out to date are reviewed herein. What has become very clear is that cyclic nucleotides play vital roles in controlling every stage of the complex malaria parasite life cycle. Our understanding of the involvement of cyclic nucleotide signalling in orchestrating the complex biology of malaria parasites is still in its infancy, but the recent advances in our genetic tools and the increasing interest in signalling will deliver more rapid progress in the coming years.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionCyclic AMPCyclic GMPCyclic Nucleotide-Regulated Protein KinasesLife Cycle StagesPlasmodiumProtozoan ProteinsCyclic AMPCyclic GMPCyclic Nucleotide-Regulated Protein KinasesProtozoan Proteinsanophelescyclasecyclic nucleotidesmalaria parasitesphosphodiesterasePlasmodium

Identifiers

PMID29263246
PMCPMC5746546

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