Affinage · Plasmodium

AP2-O5

PF3D7_1449500 · AP2 domain transcription factor AP2-O5, putative

Audit flag: literature coverage
Annotated
2026-09-08
44 papers in source corpus

Mechanistic narrative

Synthesis pass · prose summary of the discoveries below

No mechanistic discoveries found in literature.

Mechanism profile

Synthesis pass · controlled-vocabulary classification
No controlled-vocabulary terms were assigned to this entry.

Source papers

Stage 0 corpus · 44 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
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
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
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
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 Regulation of Sexual Commitment and Gametocytogenesis in Malaria Parasites. Annual review of microbiology 91 29975590
2018 Revisiting the initial steps of sexual development in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Nature microbiology 91 30478286
2012 Identification of an AP2-family protein that is critical for malaria liver stage development. PloS one 88 23144823
2015 Global transcriptional repression: An initial and essential step for Plasmodium sexual development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 84 26417110
2012 A tetracycline-repressible transactivator system to study essential genes in malaria parasites. Cell host & microbe 76 23245327
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
2020 Conditional expression of PfAP2-G for controlled massive sexual conversion in Plasmodium falciparum. Science advances 67 32577509
2017 Systematic CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Modifications of Plasmodium yoelii ApiAP2 Genes Reveal Functional Insights into Parasite Development. mBio 67 29233900
2018 Inducible developmental reprogramming redefines commitment to sexual development in the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei. Nature microbiology 65 30177743
2020 Strains used in whole organism Plasmodium falciparum vaccine trials differ in genome structure, sequence, and immunogenic potential. Genome medicine 63 31915075
2014 Endoplasmic reticulum stress triggers gametocytogenesis in the malaria parasite. The Journal of biological chemistry 63 24755215
2016 Proteome-wide analysis reveals widespread lysine acetylation of major protein complexes in the malaria parasite. Scientific reports 62 26813983
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
2023 Regulators of male and female sexual development are critical for the transmission of a malaria parasite. Cell host & microbe 58 36634679
2009 Structural determinants of DNA binding by a P. falciparum ApiAP2 transcriptional regulator. Journal of molecular biology 57 19913037
2021 A cascade of transcriptional repression determines sexual commitment and development in Plasmodium falciparum. Nucleic acids research 49 34365503
2021 A heat-shock response regulated by the PfAP2-HS transcription factor protects human malaria parasites from febrile temperatures. Nature microbiology 48 34400833
2016 Selective sweep suggests transcriptional regulation may underlie Plasmodium vivax resilience to malaria control measures in Cambodia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 48 27911780
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
2021 A unique GCN5 histone acetyltransferase complex controls erythrocyte invasion and virulence in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. PLoS pathogens 44 34403450
2023 Characterization of the dual role of Plasmodium falciparum DNA methyltransferase in regulating transcription and translation. Nucleic acids research 25 37026483
2022 Identification of a novel AP2 transcription factor in zygotes with an essential role in Plasmodium ookinete development. PLoS pathogens 22 35947628
2026 A divergent Plasmodium NEK4 acts as a key regulator driving the early events of meiosis. Nature communications 0 42120403
2025 A divergent Plasmodium NEK4 acts as a key regulator driving the early events of meiosis. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 0 41332573
2025 A divergent Plasmodium NEK4 acts as a key regulator driving the early events of meiosis. Research square 0 41510253