Rachel Zufferey

Publications

• Characterization of Leishmania Major Phosphatidylethanolamine Methyltransferases LmjPEM1 and LmjPEM2 and Their Inhibition by Choline Analogs
  Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. Sep, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 25176160
• Characterization of a Compensatory Mutant of Leishmania Major That Lacks Ether Lipids but Exhibits Normal Growth, and G418 and Hygromycin Resistance
  Experimental Parasitology. Mar, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22306069
• The N-terminal Domain and Glycosomal Localization of Leishmania Initial Acyltransferase LmDAT Are Important for Lipophosphoglycan Synthesis
  PloS One. 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 22114698
• PfNT2, a Permease of the Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter Family in the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Plasmodium Falciparum
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Jul, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20439460
• Leishmania Dihydroxyacetonephosphate Acyltransferase LmDAT is Important for Ether Lipid Biosynthesis but Not for the Integrity of Detergent Resistant Membranes
  Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. Dec, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19720088
• The Plasma Membrane Permease PfNT1 is Essential for Purine Salvage in the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Falciparum
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Jun, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16751273
• Leishmania Major Expresses a Single Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate Acyltransferase Localized in the Glycosome, Important for Rapid Growth and Survival at High Cell Density and Essential for Virulence
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Mar, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16423830
• The Initial Step of Glycerolipid Metabolism in Leishmania Major Promastigotes Involves a Single Glycerol-3-phosphate Acyltransferase Enzyme Important for the Synthesis of Triacylglycerol but Not Essential for Virulence
  Molecular Microbiology. May, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 15819633
• Unraveling the Mode of Action of the Antimalarial Choline Analog G25 in Plasmodium Falciparum and Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Aug, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15273086
• Reexamining the Role of Choline Transporter-like (Ctlp) Proteins in Choline Transport
  Neurochemical Research. Feb, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15002745
• Candida Albicans Csy1p is a Nutrient Sensor Important for Activation of Amino Acid Uptake and Hyphal Morphogenesis
  Eukaryotic Cell. Feb, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 14871944
• The Plasmodium Falciparum PfGatp is an Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Protein Important for the Initial Step of Malarial Glycerolipid Synthesis
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Mar, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 14668349
• Ether Phospholipids and Glycosylinositolphospholipids Are Not Required for Amastigote Virulence or for Inhibition of Macrophage Activation by Leishmania Major
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Nov, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12944391
• Choline Transport in Leishmania Major Promastigotes and Its Inhibition by Choline and Phosphocholine Analogs
  Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. Nov-Dec, 2002  |   Pubmed ID: 12467980
• Genetic Manipulation of the Pathogenic Yeast Candida Parapsilosis
  Current Genetics. Oct, 2002  |   Pubmed ID: 12420143