Kirk Deitsch

MedicineImmunology and Microbiology

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Driven by 21 papers. Top paper: “Evolution of Host Specificity by Malaria Parasites through Altered Mechanisms Controlling Genome Maintenance”.

Evolution of Host Specificity by Malaria Parasites through Altered Mechanisms Controlling Genome Maintenance

mBio(2020)10.1128/mbio.03272-19

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21 citations

Janus Borner, Susan L. Perkins, Kirk Deitsch, Laura A. Kirkman, Michelle C. Siao

A Histone Methyltransferase Inhibitor Can Reverse Epigenetically Acquired Drug Resistance in the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy(2020)10.1128/aac.02021-19

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20 citations

Alexis Dziedziech, Laura A. Kirkman, Kirk Deitsch, Johan Ankarklev, Amanda Michele Chan

The contribution of extrachromosomal DNA to genome plasticity in malaria parasites

Molecular Microbiology(2020)10.1111/mmi.14632

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9 citations

Kirk Deitsch, Laura A. Kirkman, Xu Zhang

Vive la Différence: Exploiting the Differences between Rodent and Human Malarias

Trends in Parasitology(2020)10.1016/j.pt.2020.03.008

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9 citations

Kirk Deitsch, Laura A. Kirkman

Telomere length dynamics in response to DNA damage in malaria parasites

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2020)10.1101/2020.11.08.373563

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Laura A. Kirkman, Björn F.C. Kafsack, Christopher E. Mason, Kirk Deitsch, Jake Reed

Telomere length dynamics in response to DNA damage in malaria parasites

iScience(2021)10.1016/j.isci.2021.102082

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21 citations

Laura A. Kirkman, Björn F.C. Kafsack, Christopher E. Mason, Kirk Deitsch, Jake Reed

The Role of the Histone Methyltransferase PfSET10 in Antigenic Variation by Malaria Parasites: a Cautionary Tale

mSphere(2021)10.1128/msphere.01217-20

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16 citations

Mackensie Gross, Jean-Pierre Musabyimana, Gabriele Pradel, Kirk Deitsch, Che Julius Ngwa

Evolution of transcriptional control of antigenic variation and virulence in human and ape malaria parasites

BMC Ecology and Evolution(2021)10.1186/s12862-021-01872-z

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12 citations

Rosie Hsu, Kirk Deitsch, Mackensie Gross

The mystery of persistent, asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections

Current Opinion in Microbiology(2022)10.1016/j.mib.2022.102231

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36 citations

Kirk Deitsch, Xu Zhang

Shared Mechanisms for Mutually Exclusive Expression and Antigenic Variation by Protozoan Parasites

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology(2022)10.3389/fcell.2022.852239

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21 citations

Joseph E. Visone, Kirk Deitsch, Francesca Florini

A coordinated transcriptional switching network mediates antigenic variation of human malaria parasites

eLife(2022)10.7554/elife.83840

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30 citations

Francesca Florini, Joseph E. Visone, Irina Lionardi, Mackensie Gross, Valay Patel +2 more

Metabolic competition between lipid metabolism and histone methylation regulates sexual differentiation in human malaria parasites.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.01.18.476397

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11 citations

Xinran Tong, Riward Campelo Morillo, Leen N. Vanheer, Inês M. Marreiros, Navid Nahiyaan +6 more

A coordinated transcriptional switching network mediates antigenic variation of human malaria parasites

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.09.29.510131

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3 citations

Francesca Florini, Joseph E. Visone, Irina Leonardi, Mackensie Gross, Valay Patal +2 more

Sexual differentiation in human malaria parasites is regulated by competition between phospholipid metabolism and histone methylation

Nature Microbiology(2023)10.1038/s41564-023-01396-w

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51 citations

Xinran Tong, Riward Campelo Morillo, Inês M. Marreiros, Leen N. Vanheer, Navid Nahiyaan +6 more

The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum can sense environmental changes and respond by antigenic switching

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2023)10.1073/pnas.2302152120

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42 citations

Joseph E. Visone, Chantal T. Harris, Francesca Florini, Evi Hadjimichael, Xu Zhang +6 more

PfEMP1 and var genes – Still of key importance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria pathogenesis and immunity

Advances in Parasitology/Advances in parasitology(2024)10.1016/bs.apar.2024.02.001

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20 citations

Anja T. R. Jensen, Kirk Deitsch, Lars Hviid

Transcriptional plasticity of virulence genes provides malaria parasites with greater adaptive capacity for avoiding host immunity

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2024)10.1101/2024.03.08.584127

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5 citations

Joseph E. Visone, Evi Hadjimichael, Shivali Malpotra, Christopher Nötzel, Björn F.C. Kafsack +2 more

Chromatin structure and var2csa – a tango in regulation of var gene expression in the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum ?

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2024)10.1101/2024.02.13.580059

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Xu Zhang, Abhijit Chakraborty, Abbas Roayaei Ardakany, Jacques Prudhomme, Ferhat Ay +3 more

Variable surface antigen expression, virulence, and persistent infection by Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews(2025)10.1128/mmbr.00114-23

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13 citations

Kirk Deitsch, Evi Hadjimichael

Plasmodium falciparum DNA repair dynamics reveal unique roles for TLS polymerases and PfRad51 in genome diversification

Nucleic Acids Research(2025)10.1093/nar/gkaf1275

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1 citations

Xu Zhang, Yi Jing Liu, Annie Leung, Mikayla Herring, Joseph E. Visone +5 more

The molecular basis of coordinated antigen switching enabling chronic infection by human malaria parasites

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.07.16.665170

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Francesca Florini, Evi Hadjimichael, Valay Patel, Kirk Deitsch, Joseph E. Visone