Professor Alexander Maier
Publications
- Ridgway, M, Cihalova, D, Brown, S et al. 2022, 'Analysis of sex-specific lipid metabolism of Plasmodium falciparum points to the importance of sphingomyelin for gametocytogenesis', Journal of Cell Science, vol. 135.
- Matuschewski, K & Maier, A 2022, 'Pas-de-deux: African Plasmodium falciparum adaptations to sickle hemoglobin', Trends in Parasitology, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 267-268.
- Maier, A & Doerig, C 2022, '“The sexy side of parasites�: How parasites influence host sex and how the sex of the host impacts parasites', Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, vol. 248, no. S1, p. 6.
- Ridgway, M, Cihalova, D & Maier, A 2021, 'Sex-specific Separation of Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Populations', Bio-Protocol, vol. 11, no. 11.
- Dutta, T, Pesce, E, Maier, A et al. 2021, 'Role of the J Domain Protein Family in the Survival and Pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum', in Addmore Shonhai, Didier Picard, Gregory Blatch (ed.), Heat Shock Proteins of Malaria: Second Edition, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland, pp. 97-123.
- Fraser, M, Jing, W, Broer, S et al. 2021, 'Breakdown in membrane asymmetry regulation leads to monocyte recognition of P. falciparum-infected red blood cells', PLoS Pathogens, vol. 17, no. 2.
- Fraser, M, Matuschewski, K & Maier, A 2021, 'Of membranes and malaria: phospholipid asymmetry in Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells', Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, vol. 78, pp. 4545-4561.
- Jurgens, A & Maier, A 2020, The secret life of unwanted guests.
- Kenthirapalan, S, Tran, P, Kooij, T et al. 2020, 'Distinct adaptations of a gametocyte ABC transporter to murine and human Plasmodium parasites and its incompatibility in cross-species complementation', International Journal for Parasitology, vol. 50, no. 6-7, pp. 511-522.
- Ridgway, M, Lam, K, Cihalova, D et al. 2020, 'Novel Method for the Separation of Male and Female Gametocytes of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum That Enables Biological and Drug Discovery', mSphere, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 1-12.
- Jurgens, A & Maier, A 2020, Love the parasite you're with - the entertaining life of unwelcome guests from flea circuses to Aliens, pp. online.
- Korbmacher, F, Drepper, B, Sanderson, T et al. 2020, 'An apicoplast-resident folate transporter is essential for sporogony of malaria parasites', Cellular Microbiology, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. e13266.
- Jurgens, A & Maier, A 2020, 'From circus acts to violent clowns: The parasite as performer', Journal of Science and Popular Culture, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 39-56.
- Lee, W, Russell, B, Sobota, R et al. 2020, 'Plasmodium-infected erythrocytes induce secretion of IGFBP7 to form type II rosettes and escape phagocytosis', eLife, vol. 9, pp. -.
- Maier, A, Matuschewski, K, Zhang, M et al 2019, 'Plasmodium falciparum', Trends in Parasitology, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 481-482.
- Higgins, D, Dennis, A et al 2019, ''Power to empower': conceptions of teaching and learning in a pedagogical co-design partnership', Higher Education Research and Development, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 1154-1167.
- Zhang, M, Faou, P, Maier, A et al 2018, 'Plasmodium falciparum exported protein PFE60 influences Maurer's clefts architecture and virulence complex composition', International Journal for Parasitology, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 83-95.
- Tjhin, E, Spry, C, Sewell, A et al 2018, 'Mutations in the pantothenate kinase of Plasmodium falciparum confer diverse sensitivity profiles to antiplasmodial pantothenate analogues', PLoS Pathogens, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 1-30.
- Chooi, Y, Zhang, G, Hu, J et al. 2017, 'Functional genomics-guided discovery of a light-activated phytotoxin in the wheat pathogen Parastagonospora nodorum via pathway activation', Environmental Microbiology, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 1975-1986pp..
- Tran, P, Brown, S, Rug, M et al. 2016, 'Changes in lipid composition during sexual development of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum', Malaria Journal, vol. 15, no. 73, pp. 1-13.
- He, X, Maier, A & Lee, W 2016, 'Mapping the progression of malaria infected erythrocytes with holographic microscopy', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, CLEO-PR 2015, IEEE, TBC, pp. 1-2.
- Petersen, W, Kuelzer, S, Engels, S et al. 2016, 'J-dot targeting of an exported HSP40 in Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes', International Journal for Parasitology, vol. 46, no. 8, pp. 519-525.
- Chan, J, Howell, K, Langer, C et al 2016, 'A single point in protein trafficking by Plasmodium falciparum determines the expression of major antigens on the surface of infected erythrocytes targeted by human antibodies', Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, vol. 73, no. 21, pp. 4141-4158.
- He, X., ...Wang, Y. et al (2016). "Automated Fourier space region-recognition filtering for off-axis digital holographic microscopy." Biomedical Optics Express 7(8): 3111-3123.
- Tran, P, Tate, C, Ridgway, M et al 2016, 'Human dihydrofolate reductase influences the sensitivity of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum to ketotifen? A cautionary tale in screening transgenic parasites', International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 6,179-183.
- Rug, M, Cyrklaff, M, Mikkonen, A et al. 2014, 'Export of virulence proteins by malaria-infected erythrocytes involves remodeling of host actin cytoskeleton', Blood, vol. 124, no. 23, pp. 3459-3468.
- Pesce, E, Maier, A & Blatch, G 2014, 'Role of the Hsp40 Family of Proteins in the Survival and Pathogenesis of the Malaria Parasite', in Addmore Shonhai & Grgory Blatch (ed.), Heat Shock Proteins of Malaria, Springer, Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York, pp. 71-85.
- MacRae, J, Lopaticki, S, Maier, A et al 2014, 'Plasmodium falciparum is dependent on de novo myo-inositol biosynthesis for assembly of GPI glycolipids and infectivity', Molecular Microbiology, vol. 91, no. 4, pp. 762-776.
- Tran, P, Brown, S, Mitchell, T et al 2014, 'A female gametocyte-specific ABC transporter plays a role in lipid metabolism in the malaria parasite', Nature Communications, 5, 4773.
- Maier, A & Rug, M 2013, 'In vitro culturing Plasmodium falciparum erythrocytic stages', in Robert Menard (ed.), Malaria: Methods and Protocols, Humana Press, USA, pp. 3-15pp.
- Rug, M & Maier, A 2013, 'Transfection of Plasmodium falciparum', in Robert Menard (ed.), Malaria: Methods and Protocols, Humana Press, USA, pp. 75-98.
- Maier, A 2013, 'The Malariologist's Molecular Toolbox', in Jane M. Carlton, Susan L. Perkins, Kirk W. Deitsch (ed.), Malaria Parasites Comparative Genomics, Evolution and Molecular Biology, Caister Academic Press, United Kingdom, pp. 249-280.
- Deponte, M, Hoppe, H, Lee, M et al 2012, 'Wherever i may roam: Protein and membrane trafficking in P. falciparum-infected red blood cells', Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, vol. 186, no. 2, pp. 95-116.
- Johnson, E, Al-Mahmood, R & Maier, A 2012, 'Student and Staff Perceptions of Teamwork in Group Writing for Science Honours', International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education (formerly CAL-laborate International), vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 25-41.
- Sakamoto, H, Takeo, S, Maier, A et al 2012, 'Antibodies against a Plasmodium falciparum antigen PfMSPDBL1 inhibit merozoite invasion into human erythrocytes', Vaccine, vol. 30, no. 11, pp. 1972-1980.
- Bernabeu, M, Lopez, F, Ferrer, M et al 2012, 'Functional analysis of Plasmodium vivax VIR proteins reveals different subcellular localizations and cytoadherence to the ICAM-1 endothelial receptor', Cellular Microbiology, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 386-400.
- Bhatt, T, Khan, S, Dwivedi, V et al. 2011, 'Malaria parasite tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase secretion triggers pro-inflammatory responses', Nature Communications, vol. 2, no. 530, pp. 1-11.
- Yeoman, J, Hanssen, E, Maier, A et al 2011, 'Tracking Glideosome-Associated Protein 50 Reveals the Development and Organization of the Inner Membrane Complex of Plasmodium falciparum', Eukaryotic Cell, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 556-564.
- Lopaticki, S, Maier, A, Thompson, J et al 2011, 'Reticulocyte and Erythrocyte Binding-Like Proteins Function Cooperatively in Invasion of Human Erythrocytes by Malaria Parasites', Infection and Immunity, vol. 79, no. 3, pp. 1107-1117.
- Johnson, E & Maier, A 2011, 'Teamwork in an Honours Group Writing Assignment', Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (UniServe 2011), ed. Manjula D. Sharma, UniServe Science, Sydney, pp. 95-100.
- Shonhai, A, Maier, A, Przyborski, J et al 2011, 'Intracellular Protozoan Parasites of Humans: The Role of Molecular Chaperones in Development and Pathogenesis', Protein and Peptide Letters, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 143-157.
- Rug, M & Maier, A 2011, 'The Heat Shock Protein 40 Family of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum', IUBMB Life, vol. 63, no. 12, pp. 1081-1086.
- Gill, J, Kumar, A, Yogavel, M et al 2010, 'Structure, localization and histone binding properties of nuclear-associated nucleosome assembly protein from Plasmodium falciparum', Malaria Journal, vol. 9, no. 1.
- Kulzer, S, Rug, M, Brinkmann, K et al 2010, 'Parasite-encoded Hsp40 proteins define novel mobile structures in the cytosol of the P. falciparum-infected erythrocyte', Cellular Microbiology, vol. 12, no. 10, pp. 1398-1420.
- VanBuskirk, K, O'Neill, M, De La Vega, P et al 2009, 'Preerythrocytic, live-attenuated Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidates by design', PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 106, no. 31, pp. 13004-13009.
- Hodder, A, Maier, A, Rug, M et al 2009, 'Analysis of structure and function of the giant protein Pf332 in Plasmodium falciparum', Molecular Microbiology, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 48-65.
- de Koning-Ward, T, Gilson, P, Boddey, J et al. 2009, 'A newly discovered protein export machine in malaria parasites', Nature, vol. 459, no. 7249, pp. 945-949.
- Maier, A, Cooke, B, Cowman, A et al 2009, 'Malaria parasite proteins that remodel the host erythrocyte', Nature Reviews Microbiology, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 341-354.
- Maier, A, Baum, J, Smith, B et al 2009, 'Polymorphisms in erythrocyte binding antigens 140 and 181 affect function and binding but not receptor specificity in Plasmodium falciparum', Infection and Immunity, vol. 77, no. 4, pp. 1689-1699.
- Gill, J, Yogavel, M, Kumar, A et al 2009, 'Crystal structure of malaria parasite nucleosome assembly protein: Distinct modes of protein localization and histone recognition', Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 284, no. 15, pp. 10076-10087.
- Maier, A & Steverding, D 2008, 'Expression and purification of non-glycosylated Trypanosoma brucei transferrin receptor in insect cells', Experimental Parasitology, vol. 120, no. 2, pp. 205-207.
- Maier, A, Rug, M, O'Neill, M et al 2008, 'Exported Proteins Required for Virulence and Rigidity of Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Human Erythrocytes', Cell, vol. 134, no. 1, pp. 48-61.
