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Publications
2024
1. Identification of a novel protein localized to the crystalloid of the Plasmodium ookinete.
Tachibana M, Baba M, Iriko H, Shinzawa N, Torii M, Ishino T.
Parasitol Int. 2024 Mar 31;101:102892.
2. A Smartphone-based Crowd-sourced Real-time Surveillance Platform (Apple Snail Inspector) for the Invasive Snails: A Design and Development Study
Zhang Q, Ding X, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Mao F, N Bi, Liu Y, Culleton R, Dai Y, Cao J
Parasites & Vectors 17, Article number: 78 (2024)
3. Skeleton binding protein 1 localizes to the Maurer's cleft and interacts with PfHSP70-1 and PfHSP70-x in Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte-infected erythrocytes
Omoda A, Matsumoto K, Yoshino KI, Tachibana M, Tsuboi T, Torii M, Ishino T, Iriko H.
Parasitology International 2024 Feb 6:102864
4. Knowledge, Compliance, and Challenges in Anti-malarial Products Usage: A Systematic Review of At-Risk Communities for Zoonotic Malaria
Naserrudin NA, Adhikari B, Culleton R, Hod, R, Jeffree MS, Ahmed K, Hassan MR
BMC Public Health 24 (1), 317
5. Time to drop the term “simian malaria parasites”
Culleton R & Mcfadden G I
Trends in Parasitology (2024) 40 (2); 100-101. Feb 2024
6. Appropriate naming of the two Plasmodium ovale species
Snounou G, Sharp P, Culleton R
Trends in Parasitology 40(3): 8. Mar 2024
7. Role of pre-existing immunity in driving the 1 dengue virus serotype 2 genotype shift in the Philippines: A retrospective analysis of serological data
Balingit JC, Dimamay MPS, Suzuki R, Matsuda M, Xayavong D, Ngwe Tun MM, Matias RR, Natividad FF, Moi ML, Takamatsu Y, Culleton R, Buerano CC, Morita K
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 139 59-68 Feb 2024
8. The two parasite species formerly known as Plasmodium ovale
Snounou G, Sharp P, Culleton R
Trends in Parasitology 40(1); 21-27. Jan 2024
2023
1. A Pvs25 mRNA vaccine induces complete and durable transmission-blocking immunity to Plasmodium vivax
Kunkeaw N, Nguitragool W, Takashima E, Kangwanrangsan N, Muramatsu H, Tachibana M, Ishino T, Lin PJC, Tam YK, Pichyangkul S, Tsuboi T, Pardi N, Sattabongkot J.
NPJ Vaccines. 2023 Dec 14;8(1):187.
2. Naturally acquired transmission-blocking immunity against different strains of Plasmodium vivax in a malaria endemic area in Thailand
Thongpoon S, Roobsoong W, Nguitragool W, Chotirat S, Tsuboi T, Takashima E, Cui L, Ishino T, Tachibana M, Miura K, Sattabongkot J
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023; jiad469 (2023)
3. Disentangling the intersection of social inequities and malaria exposure: Key lessons from rural communities in Northern Borneo
Naserrudin NA, Lin PY, Monroe A, Baumann SE, Adhikari B, Miller AC, Sato S, Fornace KM, Culleton R, Cheah PY, Ho R, Jeffree MS, Ahmed K, Hassan MR
Malaria Journal 2023 22, 343 (2023)
4. The public health response to a Plasmodium malariae outbreak in Penampang district, Sabah during a COVID-19 movement control order
Naserrudin NA, Jiee SF, Habil B, Jantim A, Mohamed AFB, Dony JJF, Ibrahim SSA, Sarifudin MSA, Jelip J, Hassan MR, Jeffree MS, Culleton R, Ahmed K
Malaria Journal 22, Article number: 292 (2023)
5. Molecular Detection and Identification of Piroplasm in Cattle from Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
Dhakal M, Gompo, TR, Devkota P, Kafle S C, Subedi JR, Gong H, Arima H, Culleton R, Asada M, Pandey, K.
Pathogens 2023, 12, 1045. (2023)
6. Exploring barriers to and facilitators of malaria prevention practices: A photovoice study with rural communities at risk to Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in Sabah, Malaysia.
Naserrudin N A, Yong PLP, Monroe A, Culleton R, Baumann S E, Sato S, Adhikari B, Fornace K M, Hod R, Jeffree M S, Ahmed K, Hassan M R
BMC Public Health 23, Article number: 1316 (2023)
7. Roles of the RON3 C-terminal fragment in erythrocyte invasion and blood-stage parasite proliferation in Plasmodium falciparum
Ito D, Kondo Y, Takashima E, Iris H, Thongkukiatkul A, Torii M, Otsuki, H.
Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. Volume 13 - 2023
8. Rhoptry neck protein 4 plays important roles during Plasmodium sporozoite infection of the mammalian liver
Baba M, Nozaki M, Tachibana M, Tsuboi T, Torii M, Ishino T.
mSphere. 2023 Jun 5 (2023)
9. The One Health Approach to Addressing Zoonotic Malaria in Rural Northern Borneo: Challenges and Solutions
Naserrudin NA, Monroe A, Yong PPL, Baumann SE , Culleton R, Sato S, Hod R, Jeffree MS, Ahmed K, Hassan MR.
One Health Cases 6 June 2023
10. Ring-stage growth arrest: metabolic basis of artemisinin tolerance in Plasmodium falciparum
Yu X, Wang C, Zhao Y, Tang J, Zhu M, Platon L, Culleton R, Zhu G, Ménard D, Zhang Q & Cao J
iScience 26 (1) 105725
11. Seeing malaria through the eyes of affected communities: using photovoice to document local knowledge on zoonotic malaria causation and prevention practices among rural communities exposed to Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in Northern Borneo Island
Naserrudin NA, Yong PPL, Monroe A, Culleton R, Baumann SE, Sato S, Hod R, Jeffree MS, Ahmed K, Hassan MR.
Malar J. 2023 May 26;22(1):166.
12. A song for the unsung: The relevance of Plasmodium vinckei as a laboratory rodent malaria system
Ramaprasad A & Culleton R
Parasitology International Volume 92, February 2023, 102680
13. The diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from asymptomatic and symptomatic school-age children in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
Simpson SV, Nundu SS, Arima H, Kaneko O, Mita T, Culleton R & Yamamoto T
Malaria Journal 22, 102 (2023)
14. Cysteine Residues in Region 6 of the Plasmodium yoelii Erythrocyte-Binding-like Ligand That Are Related to Its Localization and the Course of Infection
Otsuki H, Kaneko O, Ito D, Kondo Y, Iriko H, Ishino T, Tachibana M, Tsuboi T, Torii M
Biomolecules. 2023; 13(3):458.
15. Plasmodium malariae: the persisting mysteries of a persistent parasite
Culleton R, Pain A, Snounou G
Trends in Parasitology 39(2): 113-125. (2023/02)
2022
1. Has COVID-19 suppressed dengue transmission in Nepal?
Pandey BD, Tun MMN, Pandey K, Dumre SP, Bhandari P, Pyakurel UR, Pokhrel N, Dhimal M, Gyanwali P, Culleton R, Takamatsu Y, Costello A, Morita K
Epidemiology & Infection 1-14 2022 Nov 18;150:e196
2. Disparate selection of mutations in the dihydrofolate reductase gene (dhfr) of Plasmodium ovale curtisi and P. o. wallikeri in Africa
Chen J, Ma X, Tang J, Xu S, Gu Y, Tang F, Cao Y, Wang W, Zhou H, Zhang J, Yu X, Zhu G, Zhu M, Zhang Q, Culleton R*, Liu Y*, Cao J*
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 16 (12), e0010977
3. A Systematic Review of Asymptomatic Plasmodium knowlesi infection: An emerging challenge involving an emerging infectious disease
Naserrudin NAB, Hassan MR, Jeffree MS, Culleton R, Ahmed K
Malaria Journal 2022 16 (12), e0010977
4. Generating trust in participatory research on P. knowlesi malaria: a study with rural community gatekeepers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Naserrudin NA, Culleton R, Lin RYP, Baumann SE, Hod R, Jeffree MS, Ahmed K, Hassan MR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 16 (12), e0010977
5. Editorial: Richard Carter (1945–2021) in memoriam: Rodent malaria parasite genetics
Culleton R & Doerig C
Parasitology International 102679
6. Vaccine co-display of CSP and Pfs230 on liposomes targeting two Plasmodium falciparum differentiation stages
Huang WC, Mabrouk MT, Zhou L, Baba M, Tachibana M, Torii M, Takashima E, Locke E, Plieskatt J, King CR, Coelho CH, Duffy PE, Long C, Tsuboi T, Miura K, Wu Y, Ishino T, Lovell JF.
Communications Biology 2022 Aug 1;5(1):773.
7. How an Outbreak of COVID-19 Circulated Widely in Nepal: A Chronological Analysis of the National Response to an Unprecedented Pandemic
Pandey BD, Tun MMN, Pandey K, Dumre SP, Nwe KM, Shah Y, Culleton R, Takamatsu Y, Costello A, Morita K
Life 2022, 12, 1087
8. Editorial: Transmission-Blocking Vaccines: From Conceptualization to Realization
Miller LH, Duffy, PE, Culleton R
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2022 Jul 11:tpmd220023.
9. Exploring the key anthropological drivers of and barriers to zoonotic malaria preventative behavior in a community exposed to Plasmodium knowlesi infection in Malaysia: protocol for a qualitative study with a participatory research design
Naserrudin NA, Hod R, Jeffree MS, Culleton R, Ahmed K and Hassan MR
BMJ Open 2022;12:e060866
10. Systematic review of Plasmodium knowlesi in Indonesia: a risk of emergence in the context of capital relocation to Borneo?
bin Sa’id I, Kouakou YI, Omorou R, Bienvenu AL, Ahmed K, Culleton R, Picot S
Parasites & Vectors (2022) 15:258
11. Highly efficient protein expression of Plasmodium vivax surface antigen, Pvs25, by silkworm and its biochemical analysis.
Miyata T, Minamihata K, Kurihara K, Kamizuru Y, Gotanda M, Obayashi M, Kitagawa T, Sato K, Kimura M, Oyama K, Ikeda Y, Tamaki Y, Lee JM, Sakao K, Hamanaka D, Kusakabe T, Tachibana M, Ibrahim HR.
Protein Expr Purif. 2022 Apr 20:106096
12. Low prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum parasites lacking pfhrp2/3 genes among asymptomatic and symptomatic school-age children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Nundu S, Arima H, Simpson S, Chitama BA, Munyeku YB, Muyembe J, Mita T, Ahuka S, Culleton R*, Yamamoto T
Malaria Journal 21, 126 (2022)
13. Reimagining zoonotic malaria control in communities exposed to Plasmodium knowlesi infection.
Naserrudin, N.A., Monroe, A., Culleton, R., Hod, R., Jeffree, M.S., Ahmed, K., Hassan, M.R.,
Journal of Physiological Anthropology (2022) 41, 14.
14. The Role of Human Behavior in Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria Infection: A Systematic Review
Naserrudin NA, Hod R, Jeffree MS, Ahmed K, Culleton R, Hassan MR.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 19;19(6):3675.
15. The African origin of Plasmodium vivax
Sharp, P; Plenderleith, L; Culleton, R; Hahn, B
FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 1-2
16. Reduction in Plasmodium falciparum Pfk13 and pfg377 allele diversity through time in southern Vietnam.
Thieu NQ, Chinh VD, Hanh TV, Dung NV, Takagi H, Annoura T, Kawai S, Masuda G, Tuan NV, Hung VV, Nakazawa S, Culleton R, Binh NTH & Maeno Y
Tropical Medicine and Health 2022 Mar 1;50(1):19.
17. Genome-wide landscape of ApiAP2 transcription factors reveals a heterochromatin-associated regulatory network during Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage development.
Shang X, Wang C, Fan Y, Guo G, Wang F, Zhao Y, Sheng F, Tang J, He X, Yu X, Zhang M, Zhu G, Yin S, Mu J, Culleton R, Cao J, Jiang M, Zhang Q.
Nucleic Acids Research. 2022 Mar 14:gkac176.
18. 5-methylcytosine modification by Plasmodium NSUN2 stabilizes mRNA and mediates the development of gametocytes
Liu M, Guo G, Qian P, Mu J, Lu N, He X, Shang X, Yang G, Shen S, Liu W, Wang L, Gu L, Mu Q,Yu X, Zhao Y, Culleton R, Cao J, Jiang L, Wellems TE, Yuan J, Jiang C, Zhang Q
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 2022 Mar 1;119(9):e2110713119
19. Identification of Key Determinants of Cerebral Malaria Development and Inhibition Pathways
Cha SJ, Yu X, Gregory BD, Lee YS, Ishino T, Opoka RO, John CC, Jacobs-Lorena M.
mBio. 2022 Jan 25:e0370821.
20. Identification of polymorphisms in genes associated with drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from school-age children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Nundu S, Culleton R*, Simpson S, Arima H, Chitama B, Muyembe J, Ahuka S, Kaneko O, Mita T & Yamamoto T
Parasitology International 2022 Jan 17;102541
21. Elucidating functional epitopes within the N-terminal region of malaria transmission blocking vaccine antigen Pfs230
Miura K, Takashima E, Pham TP, Deng B, Zhou L, Huang W-C, Diouf A, Gebremicale YT, Tachibana M, Ishino T, Richter King C, Lovell JF, Long CA, Tsuboi T
npj Vaccines 7, 4 (2022).
22. Plasmodium vivax transmission-blocking vaccines: progress, challenges and innovation
Tachibana M, Takashima E, Morita M, Sattabongkot J, Ishino T, Culleton R, Torii M, Tsuboi T
Parasitology International Volume 87, April 2022, 102525 2022
23. Professor Richard Carter (1945–2021)
Alano P, Culleton R, Doerig C, Miller L
Trends in Parasitology 2022 Jan;38(1):1-3
24. High prevalence of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale in co-infections with Plasmodium falciparum in asymptomatic malaria parasite carriers in Southwest Nigeria
Abdulraheem MA, Ernest M, Ugwuany I, Abkallo HM, Nishikawa S, Adeleke M, Orimadegun AE, Culleton R
International Journal For Parasitology 2022 Jan;52(1):23-33.
2021
1. Identification of Novel Malaria Transmission-Blocking Vaccine Candidates
Takashima E, Tachibana M, Morita M, Nagaoka H, Kanoi BN, Tsuboi T
Frontiers in Cell Infection Microbiology 2021 Nov 30;11:805482
2. The genome of the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium simium reveals adaptations to host-switching
Mourier T, de Alvarenga DAM, Kaushik A, de Pina-Costa A, Douvropoulou O, Guan Q, Guzmán-Vega FJ, Forrester S, de Abreu F VS, Júnior C , Junior JCdS, Moreira SB, Hirano ZMB, Pissinatti A, Ferreira-da-Cruz MdF, de Oliveira RL, Arold ST, Jeffares, DC, Brasil P, de Brito CFA., Culleton R, Daniel-Ribeiro CT, Pain A.
BMC Biology 2021 19:219 1-22
3. Malaria Parasite Species Composition of Plasmodium Infections Among Asymptomatic and Symptomatic School-Age Children in Rural and Urban Areas of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Nundu SS, Culleton R*, Simpson S.V, Arima H, Muyembe JJ, Mita T, Ahuka S and Yamamoto T
Malaria Journal 2021 20:389
4. A cascade of transcriptional repression determines sexual commitment and development in Plasmodium falciparum
Shang X, Shen S, Tang J, He X, Zhao Y, Wang C, He X, Guo G, Liu M, Wang L, Zhu Q, Yang G, Jiang C, Zhang M, Yu X, Han J, Culleton R, Jiang L, Cao J, Gu L, Zhang Q.
Nucleic Acids Research. 49 (16), 9264-9279
5. PSOP1, putative secreted ookinete protein 1, is localized to the micronemes of Plasmodium yoelii and P. berghei ookinetes.
Tachibana M, Iriko H, Baba M, Torii M, Ishino T.
Parasitology International. 2021 Jun 17:102407. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2021.102407. Online ahead of print.
6. High incidence of asymptomatic cases during an outbreak of Plasmodium malariae in a remote village of Malaysian Borneo
Naserrudin NAB, Abdul Aziz EIB, Aljet E, Mangunji G, Tojo B, Jeffree MS, Culleton R & Ahmed K
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15(6): e0009450 (Published online June 3rd 2021)
7. Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum Isolates Lacking the Histidine Rich Protein 2 Gene Among Symptomatic Malaria Patients in Kwilu Province, DR. Congo
Munyeku YB, Musaka AA, Ernest M, Smith C, Mansiangi PM, Culleton R
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 10, Article number: 77 (2021)
8. The architectural factor HMGB1 is involved in genome organization in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
Lu B, Liu M, Gu L, Li Y, Shen S, Guo G, Wang F, He X, Zhao Y, Shang X, Wang L, Yang G, Zhu Q, Cao J, Jiang C, Culleton R, Wei G & Zhang Q
mBio Apr 2021, 12 (2) e00148-21
9. Plasmodium vinckei genomes provide insights into the pan-genome and evolution of rodent malaria parasites
Ramaprasad A, Klaus S, Douvropoulou O, Culleton R*, Pain A*
BMC Biology 19, Article number: 69 (2021) (see also commentary here)
2020
1. Purification of Plasmodium and Babesia- infected erythrocytes using a non-woven fabric filter
Tao, Z.Y., Liu, W.P., Dong, J., Feng, X.X., Yao, D.W., Lv, Q.L., Ibrahim, U., Dong, J.J., Culleton, R., Gu, W., Su, P.P., Tao, L., Li, J.Y.1, Fang, Q. and Xia, H,
Tropical Biomedicine 37(4): 911–918 2020
2. Malaria elimination in Malaysia and the rising threat of Plasmodium knowlesi
AZ Chin, MCM Maluda, J Jelip, MSB Jeffree, R Culleton, K Ahmed
Journal of Physiological Anthropology 39 (1), 1-9 2020
3. Plasmodium falciparum Multidrug Resistance Gene-1 N86Y-Y184F-D1246Y Polymorphisms in Northern Nigeria: Implications for the Continued Use of Artemether-Lumefantrine in the Region
Adamu A, Jada MS, Haruna HMS, Yakubu BO, Ibrahim MA, Balogun EO, Inaoka DK, Kita K, Hirayama K, Culleton R, Shuaibu MN Malaria Journal 19 (1), 1-10 2020
4. Detection of the Rhoptry Neck Protein Complex in Plasmodium Sporozoites and Its Contribution to Sporozoite Invasion of Salivary Glands.
Nozaki M, Baba M, Tachibana M, Tokunaga N, Torii N & Ishino T
mSphere 5(4) 8 19, 2020
5. The use of facemasks may not lead to an increase in hand‐face contact
Zhi-yong Tao*, Juan Dong, Culleton R*
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 2020;00:1-3 2020
6. Malaria parasites regulate intra-erythrocytic development duration via serpentine receptor 10 to coordinate with host rhythms
Subudhi A, O'Donnell A, Ramaprasad A, Abkallo M, Kaushik A, Ansari H F, Abdel-Haleem AM, Rached FB, Kaneko O, Culleton R*, Reece S*, Pain A*
Nature Communications 11, 2763 2020
7. A novel Plasmodium yoelii pseudokinase, PypPK1, is involved in erythrocyte invasion and exflagellation center formation.
Ishizaki T, Chaiyawong N, Hakimi H, Asada M, Tachibana M, Ishino T, Yahata K & Kaneko O
Parasitology International 76 102056-102056 6 2020
8. Skeleton binding protein 1 (SBP1) of Plasmodium falciparum accumulates in electron-dense material before passing through the parasitophorous vacuole membrane.
Iriko H, Ishino T, Tachibana M, Omoda A, Torii M & Tsuboi T
Parasitology International 75 102003-102003 4 2020
9. The C-terminal region of the Plasmodium yoelii microgamete surface antigen PyMiGS induces potent anti-malarial transmission-blocking immunity in mice
Tachibana M, Baba M, Takashima E, Tsuboi T, Torii M & Ishino T
Vaccine 38(15) 3129-3136 3 30, 2020
10. Observation of morphological changes of female osmiophilic bodies prior to Plasmodium gametocyte egress from erythrocytes
Ishino T, Tachibana M, Baba M, Iriko H, Tsuboi T & Torii M
Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 236 111261-111261 3 2020