Editorial: Reviews in parasite & host.

Zargar UR, Introini V, Assolini JP and Paoletta M

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2024

doi:10.3389/fcimb.2024.1391289.

Optical tweezers reveal that PfEBA and PfRH ligands, not PfMSP1, play a central role1 in Plasmodium-falciparum merozoite-erythrocyte attachment.

Kals E, Kals M, Lees RA, Introini V, Kemp A, Silvester E, Collins CR, Umrekar T, Kotar J, Cicuta P, Rayner JC

bioRxiv, 2024

doi:10.1101/2024.02.13.580055.

Broadly inhibitory antibodies against severe malaria virulence proteins.

Reyes RA, Raghavan SSR, Hurlburt NK, Introini V, Kana IH, Jensen RW, Martinez-Scholze E, Gestal-Mato M, Bau CB, Fernández-Quintero ML, Loeffler JR, Ferguson JA, Lee W, Martin GM, Theander TG, Ssewanyana I, Feeney ME, Greenhouse B, Bol S, Ward AB, Bernabeu M, Pancera M, Turner L, Bunnik EM, Lavstsen T

bioRxiv, 2024

doi:10.1101/2024.01.25.577124.

The structure of a Plasmodium vivax Tryptophan Rich Antigen domain suggests a lipid binding function for a pan-Plasmodium multi-gene family.

Kundu P, Naskar D, McKie SJ, Dass S, Kanjee U, Introini V, Ferreira MU, Cicuta P, Duraisingh M, Deane JE, Rayner JC

Nature communications, 2023

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-40885-8.

Centripetal nuclear shape fluctuations associate with chromatin condensation in early prophase.

Introini V, Kidiyoor GR, Porcella G, Cicuta P, Cosentino Lagomarsino M

Communications biology, 2023

doi:10.1038/s42003-023-05074-9.

Biophysical tools and concepts enable understanding of asexual blood stage malaria.

Introini V, Govendir MA, Rayner JC, Cicuta P, Bernabeu M

Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2022

doi:10.3389/fcimb.2022.908241.

The erythrocyte membrane properties of beta thalassaemia heterozygotes and their consequences for Plasmodium falciparum invasion.

Introini V, Marin-Menendez A, Nettesheim G, Lin YC, Kariuki SN, Smith AL, Jean L, Brewin JN, Rees DC, Cicuta P, Rayner JC, Penman BS

Scientific reports, 2022

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12060-4.

Red blood cell tension protects against severe malaria in the Dantu blood group.

Kariuki SN, Marin-Menendez A, Introini V, Ravenhill BJ, Lin YC, Macharia A, Makale J, Tendwa M, Nyamu W, Kotar J, Carrasquilla M, Rowe JA, Rockett K, Kwiatkowski D, Weekes MP, Cicuta P, Williams TN, Rayner JC

Nature, 2020

doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2726-6.

An exported kinase family mediates species-specific erythrocyte remodelling and virulence in human malaria.

Davies H, Belda H, Broncel M, Ye X, Bisson C, Introini V, Dorin-Semblat D, Semblat JP, Tibúrcio M, Gamain B, Kaforou M, Treeck M

Nature microbiology, 2020

doi:10.1038/s41564-020-0702-4.

Spontaneous parametric down conversion in a doubly resonant one-dimensional photonic crystal.

Introini V, Steel MJ, Sipe JE, Helt LG, Liscidini M

Optics letters, 2020

doi:10.1364/OL.385741.

Endothelial glycocalyx regulates cytoadherence in Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

Introini V, Carciati A, Tomaiuolo G, Cicuta P, Guido S

Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 2018

doi:10.1098/rsif.2018.0773.

Evidence against a Role of Elevated Intracellular Ca2+ during Plasmodium falciparum Preinvasion.

Introini V, Crick A, Tiffert T, Kotar J, Lin YC, Cicuta P, Lew VL

Biophysical journal, 2018

doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2018.02.023.