OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
A comparative proteomics analysis of the egg secretions of three major schistosome species	22
The private life of malaria parasites: Strategies for sexual reproduction	19
Lipid metabolism in Trypanosoma cruzi: A review	19
The role of different components of the immune system against Plasmodium falciparum malaria: Possible contribution towards malaria vaccine development	14
Praziquantel: An update on the mechanism of its action against schistosomiasis and new therapeutic perspectives	14
Comparative study of transcription profiles of the P-glycoprotein transporters of two Haemonchus contortus isolates: Susceptible and resistant to ivermectin	13
Plasmodium falciparum goes bananas for sex	13
Molecular basis of inhibition of Schistosoma japonicum glutathione transferase by ellagic acid: Insights into biophysical and structural studies	13
Diagnostic urinary cfDNA detected in human cystic echinococcosis	12
Bar-seq strategies for the LeishGEdit toolbox	12
Nanovesicles containing curcumin hold promise in the development of new formulations of anti-Acanthamoebic agents	11
Testing the CRISPR-Cas9 and glmS ribozyme systems in Leishmania tarentolae	11
Using newly optimized genetic tools to probe Strongyloides sensory behaviors	10
The complexity and diversity of the actin cytoskeleton of trypanosomatids	10
Characterization of glycan determinants that mediate recognition of the major Wuchereria bancrofti circulating antigen by diagnostic antibodies	10
Characterization of the complete mitogenome of Centrorhynchus clitorideus (Meyer, 1931) (Palaeacanthocephala: Centrorhynchidae), the largest mitochondrial genome in Acanthocephala, and its phylogeneti	9
VSG mRNA levels are regulated by the production of functional VSG protein	9
Triosephosphate isomerase as a therapeutic target against trichomoniasis	9
CRISPR/Cas9-based precision tagging of essential genes in bloodstream form African trypanosomes	8
Actin sequestering protein, profilin, regulates intracellular vesicle transport in Leishmania	8
Comparative proteomics suggests the mode of action of a novel molluscicide against the invasive apple snail Pomacea canaliculata, intermediate host of Angiostrongylus cantonensis	8
p97 Inhibitor CB-5083 Blocks ERAD in Trypanosoma brucei	8
Recent achievements and doors opened for coccidian parasite research and development through transcriptomics of enteric sexual stages	8
Should the enzyme name ‘rhodesain’ be discontinued?	8
Schistosoma mansoni infection affects the proteome and lipidome of circulating extracellular vesicles in the host	8

Molecular mechanisms of hematological and biochemical alterations in malaria: A review	7
Identification and characterization of a cDNA encoding a gametocyte-specific protein of the avian coccidial parasite Eimeria necatrix	7
Cloning, purification, and characterization of the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6 PGDH) from Giardia lamblia	7
Generation of Plasmodium yoelii malaria parasite for conditional degradation of proteins	7
An overview of the fatty acid biosynthesis in the protozoan parasite Leishmania and its relevance as a drug target against leishmaniasis	7
Senna plant generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) and induces apoptosis in Hymenolepis diminuta	7
Antiamoebic properties of salicylic acid-based deep eutectic solvents for the development of contact lens disinfecting solutions against Acanthamoeba	7
Vesicle dynamics during the egress of malaria gametocytes from the red blood cell	7
Gene editing in Plasmodium berghei made easy: Development of a CRISPR/Cas9 protocol using linear donor template and ribozymes for sgRNA generation	6
Identification of sulfenylation patterns in trophozoite stage Plasmodium falciparum using a non-dimedone based probe	6
Nematode endosymbiont competition: Fortune favors the fittest	6
The sexual side of parasitic protists	6
Computational screening of potential inhibitors targeting MurF of Brugia malayi Wolbachia through multi-scale molecular docking, molecular dynamics and MM-GBSA analysis	6
Dynamics of parasite growth in genetically diverse Plasmodium falciparum isolates	6
Schistosomiasis related circulating cell-free DNA: A useful biomarker in diagnostics	5
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (AARS) as an attractive drug target in neglected tropical trypanosomatid diseases-Leishmaniasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease	5
Inhibition of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) triggers oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in filarial nematode Setaria cervi channelized through ASK-1-p38 mediated caspase activation	5
The microbiota, the malarial parasite, and the mosquito [MMM] – A three-sided relationship	5
From innate to adaptive immunity: Abomasal transcriptomic responses of merino sheep to Haemonchus contortus infection	5
The highly diverse TATA box-binding proteins among protists: A review	5
Codon usage in the flatworm Schistosoma mansoni is shaped by the mutational bias towards A+T and translational selection, which increases GC-ending codons in highly expressed genes	5
Effect of Posaconazole in an in vitro model of cardiac fibrosis induced by Trypanosoma cruzi	5
A store-operated Ca2+-entry in Trypanosoma equiperdum: Physiological evidences of its presence	5
Anisakis spp, DNA detection in paraffin-embedded tissue biopsies recovered from patients with gastritis using real-time PCR in Bushehr, Persian Gulf, Iran	4
Ultra-structural analysis and morphological changes during the differentiation of trophozoite to cyst in Entamoeba invadens	4
Characterization and evaluation of three new recombinant antigens of Taenia solium for the immunodiagnosis of cysticercosis	4
Characterisation of a Teladorsagia circumcincta glutathione transferase	4
Analysis of codon usage pattern of mitochondrial ND genes in Platyhelminthes	4
Cryptosporidium parvum cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG): An essential mediator of merozoite egress	4
The effect of fs800 on female egg production in Schistosoma mansoni	4
The ‘nuclear option’ revisited: Confirmation of Ss-daf-12 function and therapeutic potential in Strongyloides stercoralis and other parasitic nematode infections	4
The Strongyloides bioassay toolbox: A unique opportunity to accelerate functional biology for nematode parasites	4
Plasmodium falciparum Cysteine Rich Secretory Protein uniquely localizes to one end of male gametes	4
Behavioral and molecular response of the insect parasitic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae to cues emitted by a host, the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus	4
Two phylogenetically divergent isocitrate dehydrogenases are encoded in Leishmania parasites. Molecular and functional characterization of Leishmania mexicana isoenzymes with specificity towards NAD+	4
Inhibition of inflammatory cytokine production and proliferation in macrophages by Kunitz-type inhibitors from Echinococcus granulosus	4