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Vasant Muralidharan

University of GeorgiaORCID 0000-0001-6367-6284Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1

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Manuel A. FierroiD· 3 shared Carrie F. Brooks· 2 shared Grace W. VickiD· 2 shared Annabella Castiglione· 1 shared David Anaguano· 1 shared James BlauwkampiD· 1 shared Lenna Park· 1 shared Opeoluwa Adewale-Fasoro· 1 shared

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Cell BiologyMicrobiology SpectrumPeer-reviewedJun 10, 2026

The inner membrane complex protein, IMC55, is dispensable for intra-erythrocytic development of Plasmodium falciparum

Grace W. Vick, Manuel A. Fierro, Annabella Castiglione…·Vasant Muralidharan

This study shows that IMC55 is not required for asexual replication of Plasmodium falciparum in the intra-erythrocytic stage.

DOI 10.1128/spectrum.03656-25

plant (other)experimental assay

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Cell BiologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewedMay 11, 2026

Spatiotemporal dynamics of signal dependent exocytosis and parasitophorous vacuolar membrane rupture during Plasmodium falciparum egress.

Watcharatip Dedkhad, Tia Tran, Manuel A. Fierro…·Vasant Muralidharan

This study observes signal-dependent exocytosis and parasitophorous vacuolar membrane rupture in live Plasmodium falciparum parasites using time-lapse imaging and conditional mutants.

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plant (other)fluorescence / live-cell microscopy

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Cell BiologyPLoS BiologyPeer-reviewedSep 18, 2024

Plasmodium RON11 triggers biogenesis of the merozoite rhoptry pair and is essential for erythrocyte invasion

David Anaguano, Opeoluwa Adewale-Fasoro, Grace W. Vick…·Vasant Muralidharan

This study shows that RON11 is essential for the biogenesis of the second rhoptry in Plasmodium falciparum merozoites and is required for erythrocyte invasion.

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humanexperimental assay

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