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AP2-EXP2

PF3D7_0611200 · AP2 domain transcription factor AP2-EXP2

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2026-09-08
47 papers in source corpus

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Source papers

Stage 0 corpus · 47 papers · ranked by NIH iCite citations
Year Title Journal Citations PMID
2014 A transcriptional switch underlies commitment to sexual development in malaria parasites. Nature 397 24572369
2005 Discovery of the principal specific transcription factors of Apicomplexa and their implication for the evolution of the AP2-integrase DNA binding domains. Nucleic acids research 395 16040597
2009 A newly discovered protein export machine in malaria parasites. Nature 381 19536257
2014 A cascade of DNA-binding proteins for sexual commitment and development in Plasmodium. Nature 326 24572359
2014 Heterochromatin protein 1 secures survival and transmission of malaria parasites. Cell host & microbe 217 25121746
2018 GDV1 induces sexual commitment of malaria parasites by antagonizing HP1-dependent gene silencing. Science (New York, N.Y.) 195 29590075
2008 Specific DNA-binding by apicomplexan AP2 transcription factors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 193 18541913
2012 Complete Plasmodium falciparum liver-stage development in liver-chimeric mice. The Journal of clinical investigation 187 22996664
2014 A Plasmodium falciparum histone deacetylase regulates antigenic variation and gametocyte conversion. Cell host & microbe 174 25121747
2017 Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals a signature of sexual commitment in malaria parasites. Nature 168 29094698
2009 Identification of a transcription factor in the mosquito-invasive stage of malaria parasites. Molecular microbiology 164 19220746
2017 A Knockout Screen of ApiAP2 Genes Reveals Networks of Interacting Transcriptional Regulators Controlling the Plasmodium Life Cycle. Cell host & microbe 163 28081440
2018 Malaria parasite translocon structure and mechanism of effector export. Nature 159 30150771
2010 The Apicomplexan AP2 family: integral factors regulating Plasmodium development. Molecular and biochemical parasitology 156 21126543
2018 Chromatin Accessibility-Based Characterization of the Gene Regulatory Network Underlying Plasmodium falciparum Blood-Stage Development. Cell host & microbe 140 29649445
2010 A major role for the Plasmodium falciparum ApiAP2 protein PfSIP2 in chromosome end biology. PLoS pathogens 134 20195509
2009 Transcription factor AP2-Sp and its target genes in malarial sporozoites. Molecular microbiology 129 20025671
2012 Biosynthesis, localization, and macromolecular arrangement of the Plasmodium falciparum translocon of exported proteins (PTEX). The Journal of biological chemistry 120 22253438
2017 Red Blood Cell Invasion by the Malaria Parasite Is Coordinated by the PfAP2-I Transcription Factor. Cell host & microbe 113 28618269
2020 Dissecting the role of PfAP2-G in malaria gametocytogenesis. Nature communications 108 32198457
2018 EXP2 is a nutrient-permeable channel in the vacuolar membrane of Plasmodium and is essential for protein export via PTEX. Nature microbiology 92 30150733
2018 Revisiting the initial steps of sexual development in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Nature microbiology 91 30478286
2016 Stable Translocation Intermediates Jam Global Protein Export in Plasmodium falciparum Parasites and Link the PTEX Component EXP2 with Translocation Activity. PLoS pathogens 76 27168322
2017 Epigenetic regulation of Plasmodium falciparum clonally variant gene expression during development in Anopheles gambiae. Scientific reports 74 28091569
2021 Higher gametocyte production and mosquito infectivity in chronic compared to incident Plasmodium falciparum infections. Nature communications 73 33903595
2013 The Plasmodium translocon of exported proteins (PTEX) component thioredoxin-2 is important for maintaining normal blood-stage growth. Molecular microbiology 72 23869529
2013 Two putative protein export regulators promote Plasmodium blood stage development in vivo. Molecular and biochemical parasitology 66 24076174
2020 Strains used in whole organism Plasmodium falciparum vaccine trials differ in genome structure, sequence, and immunogenic potential. Genome medicine 63 31915075
2016 Proteome-wide analysis reveals widespread lysine acetylation of major protein complexes in the malaria parasite. Scientific reports 62 26813983
2019 EXP1 is critical for nutrient uptake across the parasitophorous vacuole membrane of malaria parasites. PLoS biology 61 31568532
2019 Plasmodium falciparum sexual differentiation in malaria patients is associated with host factors and GDV1-dependent genes. Nature communications 60 31086187
2017 Adaptation of Plasmodium falciparum to its transmission environment. Nature ecology & evolution 59 29255304
2019 Modification of pfap2μ and pfubp1 Markedly Reduces Ring-Stage Susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to Artemisinin In Vitro. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 58 31636063
2013 Artemisinin resistance in rodent malaria--mutation in the AP2 adaptor μ-chain suggests involvement of endocytosis and membrane protein trafficking. Malaria journal 51 23561245
2010 The construction and use of log-odds substitution scores for multiple sequence alignment. PLoS computational biology 48 20657661
2020 From Genes to Transcripts, a Tightly Regulated Journey in Plasmodium. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 46 33425787
2017 An ApiAP2 member regulates expression of clonally variant genes of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Scientific reports 43 29070841
2015 The Mu subunit of Plasmodium falciparum clathrin-associated adaptor protein 2 modulates in vitro parasite response to artemisinin and quinine. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 40 25691625
2015 The Plasmodium berghei translocon of exported proteins reveals spatiotemporal dynamics of tubular extensions. Scientific reports 39 26219962
2015 The Plasmodium translocon of exported proteins component EXP2 is critical for establishing a patent malaria infection in mice. Cellular microbiology 36 26347246
2018 Knockdown of the translocon protein EXP2 in Plasmodium falciparum reduces growth and protein export. PloS one 31 30439948
2018 Spatial organization of protein export in malaria parasite blood stages. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) 29 29696751
2020 Contacting domains segregate a lipid transporter from a solute transporter in the malarial host-parasite interface. Nature communications 28 32732874
2018 PV1, a novel Plasmodium falciparum merozoite dense granule protein, interacts with exported protein in infected erythrocytes. Scientific reports 28 29487358
1998 Characterization and cloning of the gene encoding the vacuolar membrane protein EXP-2 from Plasmodium falciparum. Molecular and biochemical parasitology 28 9574909
2026 Spatiotemporal dynamics of signal dependent exocytosis and parasitophorous vacuolar membrane rupture during Plasmodium falciparum egress. PLoS pathogens 1 42113900
2026 A heterologous marker-free selection approach for CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. mSphere 0 41885428