Sebastian A. Mikolajczak

Plasmodium yoelii Sporozoites with Simultaneous Deletion of P52 and P36 Are Completely Attenuated and Confer Sterile Immunity against Infection▿

Labaied, Mehdi, Harupa, Anke, Dumpit, Ronald F., Coppens, Isabelle, Mikolajczak, Sebastian A., Kappe, Stefan H. I.

Malaria infection starts when sporozoites are transmitted to the mammalian host during a mosquito bite. Sporozoites enter the blood circulation, reach the liver, and infect hepatocytes. The formation...

The Modulation of CD40 Ligand Signaling by Transmembrane CD28 Splice Variant in Human T Cells

Mikolajczak, Sebastian A., Ma, Bruce Y., Yoshida, Tetsuya, Yoshida, Ryoko, Kelvin, David J., Ochi, Atsuo

The role of CD40 ligand (CD40L)/CD40 signaling in T cell–dependent B cell differentiation and maturation has been amply documented. The mechanism of CD40 signaling in B cells has been well...

Targeted deletion of SAP1 abolishes the expression of infectivity factors necessary for successful malaria parasite liver infection

Aly, Ahmed S I, Mikolajczak, Sebastian A, Rivera, Hilda Silva, Camargo, Nelly, Jacobs-Lorena, Vanessa, Labaied, Mehdi, ...

Malaria parasite sporozoites prepare for transmission to a mammalian host by upregulation of UIS (Upregulated in Infectious Sporozoites) genes. A number of UIS gene products are essential for the...

Distinct Malaria Parasite Sporozoites Reveal Transcriptional Changes That Cause Differential Tissue Infection Competence in the Mosquito Vector and Mammalian Host▿

Mikolajczak, Sebastian A., Silva-Rivera, Hilda, Peng, Xinxia, Tarun, Alice S., Camargo, Nelly, Jacobs-Lorena, Vanessa, ...

The malaria parasite sporozoite transmission stage develops and differentiates within parasite oocysts on the Anopheles mosquito midgut. Successful inoculation of the parasite into a mammalian host...

Preerythrocytic, live-attenuated Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidates by design

VanBuskirk, Kelley M., O'Neill, Matthew T., De La Vega, Patricia, Maier, Alexander G., Krzych, Urszula, Williams, Jack, ...

Falciparum malaria is initiated when Anopheles mosquitoes transmit the Plasmodium sporozoite stage during a blood meal. Irradiated sporozoites confer sterile protection against subsequent malaria...