Publications

Recent Publications (from >145)

Thapraawat, P., Zhang, Z., Rentchler, E., Wang, F., Chalasani, S., Giuliano, C., Lourido, S., Di Cristina, M., Klionsky, D.J., Carruthers, V.B. (2024) TgATG9 is required for autophagosome biogenesis and maintenance of chronic infection in Toxoplasma gondii. Autophagy Reports. (in press).

Waller, R.F., Carruthers, V.B. Adaptations and metabolic evolution of myzozoan protists across diverse lifestyles and environments. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews Oct 10:e0019722. doi: 10.1128/mmbr.00197-22.

Carruthers, V.B. (2024) Parasite pore-forming toxins. Annual Reviews of Microbiology. Aug 1. doi:10.1146/annurev-micro-041222-025939.

Wang, F., Holmes, M.J., Hong H.J., Thaprawat, P., Kannan, G., Huynh, M.-H., Schultz, T.L., Licon, M.H., Lourido, S., Dong, W., Brito Querido, J., Sullivan Jr., W.J., O’Leary, S.E., Carruthers, V.B. (2024) Translation initiation factor eIF1.2 promotes Toxoplasma stage conversion by regulating levels of key differentiation factors. Nat. Comm. May 23;15(1):4385. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-48685-4. (PMC11116398).

Piro, F., Masci, S., Kannan, G., Focaia, R., Schultz, T.L., Thaprawat, P., Carruthers, V.B.*, and Di Cristina, M.* (2024) A Toxoplasma gondii putative arginine transporter localizes to the plant-like vacuolar compartment and controls parasite extracellular survival and stage differentiation. mSphere. Jan 30;9(1):e0059723. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00597-23. Epub 2023 Dec 5. *co-corresponding authors. (PMC10871165).

Smith, D*., Lunghi, M., Olafsson, E.B., Hatton, O., Di Cristina, M., Carruthers, V.B.* (2023) A high throughput amenable dual luciferase system for measuring Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoite viability after drug treatment. Anal Chem Jan 17;95(2):668-676. (PMC9850410) *Co-corresponding authors.

*Rivera-Cuevas, Y., Carruthers, V.B.* (2023). The multifaceted interactions between pathogens and host ESCRT machinery. PLoS Pathog. May 4;19(5):e1011344. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1011344. (PMC10159163). *Co-corresponding authors

Huynh, M.-H., Carruthers, V.B. Toxoplasma excretion glycolytic products is associated with acidification the parasitophorous vacuole during parasite egress. (2022). PLOS Pathog. May 5;18(5):e1010139.doi: 10:1371/journal.ppat.1010139. (PMC9113570)