Xavier Sisquella
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Recent Articles
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Dekel E, Yaffe D, Rosenhek-Goldian I, Ben-Nissan G, Ofir-Birin Y, Morandi M, et al.
Nat Commun
. 2021 Feb;
12(1):1172.
PMID: 33608523
Mature red blood cells (RBCs) lack internal organelles and canonical defense mechanisms, making them both a fascinating host cell, in general, and an intriguing choice for the deadly malaria parasite...
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Sampaio N, Emery S, Garnham A, Tan Q, Sisquella X, Pimentel M, et al.
Cell Microbiol
. 2018 Jan;
20(5):e12822.
PMID: 29349926
Pathogens can release extracellular vesicles (EVs) for cell-cell communication and host modulation. EVs from Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite species, can transfer drug resistance genes between parasites. EVs from...
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Sisquella X, Ofir-Birin Y, Pimentel M, Cheng L, Karam P, Sampaio N, et al.
Nat Commun
. 2017 Dec;
8(1):1985.
PMID: 29215015
STING is an innate immune cytosolic adaptor for DNA sensors that engage malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) or other pathogen DNA. As P. falciparum infects red blood cells and not leukocytes,...
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Sisquella X, Nebl T, Thompson J, Whitehead L, Malpede B, Salinas N, et al.
Elife
. 2017 Feb;
6.
PMID: 28226242
The most lethal form of malaria in humans is caused by . These parasites invade erythrocytes, a complex process involving multiple ligand-receptor interactions. The parasite makes initial contact with the...
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Volz J, Yap A, Sisquella X, Thompson J, Lim N, Whitehead L, et al.
Cell Host Microbe
. 2016 Jul;
20(1):60-71.
PMID: 27374406
Plasmodium falciparum parasites in the merozoite stage invade human erythrocytes and cause malaria. Invasion requires multiple interactions between merozoite ligands and erythrocyte receptors. P. falciparum reticulocyte binding homolog 5 (PfRh5)...
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Dols-Perez A, Sisquella X, Fumagalli L, Gomila G
Nanoscale Res Lett
. 2013 Jul;
8(1):305.
PMID: 23819688
We show that optical visualization of ultrathin mica flakes on metallic substrates is viable using semitransparent gold as substrates. This enables to easily localize mica flakes and rapidly estimate their...
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Regev-Rudzki N, Wilson D, Carvalho T, Sisquella X, Coleman B, Rug M, et al.
Cell
. 2013 May;
153(5):1120-33.
PMID: 23683579
Cell-cell communication is an important mechanism for information exchange promoting cell survival for the control of features such as population density and differentiation. We determined that Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood...
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Prats-Alfonso E, Sisquella X, Zine N, Gabriel G, Guimera A, Del Campo F, et al.
Small
. 2012 Apr;
8(13):2106-15.
PMID: 22511467
The identification and measurement of biomarkers is critical to a broad range of methods that diagnose and monitor many diseases. Serum auto-antibodies are rapidly becoming interesting targets because of their...
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Gallego I, Oncins G, Sisquella X, Fernandez-Busquets X, Daban J
Biophys J
. 2010 Dec;
99(12):3951-8.
PMID: 21156137
In a previous study, we found that metaphase chromosomes are formed by thin plates, and here we have applied atomic force microscopy (AFM) and friction force measurements at the nanoscale...
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Sisquella X, De Pourcq K, Alguacil J, Robles J, Sanz F, Anselmetti D, et al.
FASEB J
. 2010 Jul;
24(11):4203-17.
PMID: 20634351
An important goal of nanotechnology is the application of individual molecule handling techniques to the discovery of potential new therapeutic agents. Of particular interest is the search for new inhibitors...