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Pr. D. Soldati
CMU/ Dpt MIMOL 
Rue Michel-Servet 1 
1211 Genève 4 
Suisse 
Dominique.Soldati-Favre@unige.ch 
Tel.: 022 379 54 84 
Fax: 022 379 55 02 
Local: CMU-7148C
 
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Group's publications
Role of the parasite and host cytoskeleton in apicomplexa parasitism. 
CELL HOST & MICROBE 
2009 vol. 5(6) pp. 602-611 
FRENAL K, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

Mechanisms controlling glideosome function in apicomplexans 
CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY 
2009 vol. 12(4) pp. 408-414 
DAHER W, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

Apicomplexan cytoskeleton and motors: key regulators in morphogenesis, cell division, transport and motility. 
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY 
2009 vol. 39(2) pp. 153-162 
SANTOS JM, LEBRUN M, DAHER W, SOLDATI-FAVRE D, DUBREMETZ JF 

A single polymorphic amino acid on Toxoplasma gondii kinase ROP16 determines the direct and strain-specific activation of Stat3 
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE 
2009 vol. 206(12) pp. 2747-2760 
YAMAMOTO M AND AL. 

Host-derived glucose and its transporter in the obligate intracellular pathogen Toxoplasma gondii are dispensable by glutaminolysis 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
2009 vol. 106(31) pp. 12998-13003 
BLUME M, RODRIGUEZ-CONTRERAS D, LANDFEAR S, FLEIGE T, SOLDATI-FAVRE D, LUCIUS R, GUPTA N 

Detailed insights from microarray and crystallographic studies into carbohydrate recognition by microneme protein 1 (MIC1) of Toxoplasma gondii. 
PROTEIN SCIENCE : A PUBLICATION OF THE PROTEIN SOCIETY 
2009 vol. 18(9) pp. 1935-1947 
GARNETT JA, LIU Y, LEON E, ALLMAN SA, FRIEDRICH N, SAOUROS S, CURRY S, SOLDATI-FAVRE D, DAVIS BG, FEIZI T, MATTHEWS S 

Hijacking of host cellular functions by the Apicomplexa. 
ANNUAL REVIEW OF MICROBIOLOGY 
2008 vol. 62 pp. 471-487 
PLATTNER FABIENNE, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

Targeting the transcriptional and translational machinery of the endosymbiotic organelle in apicomplexans. 
CURRENT DRUG TARGETS 
2008 vol. 9(11) pp. 948-956 
FLEIGE T, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

Structural insights into microneme protein assembly reveal a new mode of EGF domain recognition. 
EMBO REPORTS 
2008 vol. 9(11) pp. 1149-1155 
SAWMYNADEN K, SAOUROS S, FRIEDRICH N, MARCHANT J, SIMPSON P, BLEIJLEVENS B,, BLACKMAN MJ, SOLDATI-FAVRE D, MATTHEWS S 

Microneme protein 8--a new essential invasion factor in Toxoplasma gondii. 
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE 
2008 vol. 121(Pt 7) pp. 947-956 
KESSLER H, HERM-GÖTZ A, HEGGE S, RAUCH M, SOLDATI-FAVRE D, FRISCHKNECHT F, MEISSNER M 

Molecular dissection of host cell invasion by the apicomplexans: the glideosome. 
PARASITE (PARIS, FRANCE) 
2008 vol. 15(3) pp. 197-205 
SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

RIG-I and dsRNA-induced IFNbeta activation. 
PLOS ONE 
2008 vol. 3(12) pp. 3965-3965 
HAUSMANN S, MARQ JB, TAPPAREL C, KOLAKOFSKY D, GARCIN D 

Dedication. 
SUB-CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY 
2008 vol. 47 pp. 7-8 
BURLEIGH B, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

Roles of proteases during invasion and egress by Plasmodium and Toxoplasma. 
SUB-CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY 
2008 vol. 47 pp. 121-139 
DOWSE TJ, KOUSSIS K, BLACKMAN MJ, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

Identification of trafficking determinants for polytopic rhomboid proteases in Toxoplasma gondii. 
TRAFFIC 
2008 vol. 9(5) pp. 665-677 
SHEINER L, DOWSE TJ, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

Protein trafficking inside Toxoplasma gondii. 
TRAFFIC 
2008 vol. 9(5) pp. 636-646 
SHEINER L, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

Apicomplexan mitochondrial metabolism: a story of gains, losses and retentions. 
TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY 
2008 vol. 24(10) pp. 468-478 
SEEBER F, LIMENITAKIS J, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

Atomic resolution insight into host cell recognition by Toxoplasma gondii 
EMBO JOURNAL 
2007 vol. 26 pp. 2808-2820 
BLUMENSCHEIN, TMA, FRIEDRICH, N, CHILDS, RA, SAOUROS, S, CARPENTER, EP, CAMPANERO-RHODES, MA, SIMPSON, P, CHAI, WG, KOUTROUKIDES, T, BLACKMAN, MJ, FEIZI, T, SOLDATI-FAVRE, D, MATTHEWS, S 

Dual targeting of antioxidant and metabolic enzymes to the mitochondrion and the apicoplast of Toxoplasma gondii 
PLOS PATHOGENS 
2007 vol. 3 pp. 1092-1108 
PINO P, FOTH BJ, KWOK LY, SHEINER L, SCHEPERS R, SOLDATI T, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

Dual targeting of antioxidant and metabolic enzymes to the mitochondrion and the apicoplast of Toxoplasma gondii. 
PLOS PATHOGENS 
2007 vol. 3(8) pp. 115-115 
PINO P, FOTH BJ, KWOK LY, SHEINER L, SCHEPERS R, SOLDATI T, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

A family of aspartic proteases and a novel, dynamic and cell-cycle-dependent protease localization in the secretory pathway of Toxoplasma gondii 
TRAFFIC 
2007 vol. 8 pp. 1018-1034 
SHEA, M, JAKLE, U, LIU, Q, BERRY, C, JOINER, KA, SOLDATI-FAVRE, D 

Functional and biophysical analyses of the class XIV Toxoplasma gondii Myosin D 
JOURNAL OF MUSCLE RESEARCH AND CELL MOTILITY 
2006 vol. 27 pp. 139-151 
HERM-GOTZ A, DELBAC F, WEISS S, NYITRAI M, STRATMANN R, TOMAVO S, SIBLEY LD, GEEVES MA, SOLDATI D 

New insights into myosin evolution and classification 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
2006 vol. 103 pp. 3681-3686 
FOTH BJ, GOEDECKE MC, SOLDATI D 

Apicomplexan rhomboids have a potential role in microneme protein cleavage during host cell invasion 
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY 
2005 vol. 35 pp. 747-756 
TIMOTHY J. DOWSE, JOHN C. PASCALL, KENNETH D. BROWN, SOLDATI-FAVRE DOMINIQUE 

A novel galectin-like domain from Toxoplasma gondii micronemal protein 1 assists the folding, assembly, and transport of a cell adhesion complex 
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 
2005 vol. 280 pp. 38583-38591 
SAVVAS SAOUROS ET AL. 

Complete resonance assignments of the C-terminal domain from MIC1 : A micronemal protein from Toxoplasma gondii 
JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 
2005 vol. 31 pp. 177-178 
SAOUROS SAVVAS, CHEN HO AN, SIMPSON PETER, COTA ERNESTO, EDWARDS-JONES BRYN, SOLDATI-FAVRE DOMINIQUE, MATTHEWS STEPHEN 

The transcription machinery and the molecular toolbox to control gene expression in Toxoplasma gondii and other protozoan parasites 
MICROBES AND INFECTION : A JOURNAL ON INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND HOST DEFENSES 
2005 vol. pp. 1376-1384 
MEISSNER MARKUS, SOLDATI-FAVRE DOMINIQUE 

Conditional expression of Toxoplasma gondii apical membrane antigen-1 (TgAMA1) demonstrates that tgAMA1 plays a critical role in host cell invasion 
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL 
2005 vol. 16 pp. 4341-4349 
JEFFREY MITAL, MARKUS MEISSNER, SOLDATI-FAVRE DOMINIQUE, GARY E. WARD 

The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum possesses two distinct dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenases 
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY 
2005 vol. 55(1) pp. 27-38 
PAUL J. MCMILLAN, LUCIANA M. STIMMLER, BERNARDO J. FOTH, GEOFFREY I. MCFADDEN, SYLKE MULLER 

The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum has only one pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, which is located in the apicoplast 
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY 
2005 vol. 55(1) pp. 39-53 
BERNARDO J. FOTH, LUCIANA M. STIMMLER, EMANUELA HANDMAN, BRENDAN S. CRABB, ANTHONY N. HODDER, GEOFFREY I. MCFADDEN 

Tetracycline analogue-regulated transgene expression in Plasmodium falciparum blood stages using Toxoplasma gondii transactivators 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
2005 vol. 102 pp. 2980-2985 
MARKUS MEISSNER, EFROSINIA KREJANY, PAUL R. GILSON, TANIA F. DE KONING-WARD, SOLDATI-FAVRE DOMINIQUE, BRENDAN S. CRABB 

Rhomboid-like proteins in apicomplexa : phylogeny and nomenclature 
TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY 
2005 vol. 21 pp. 254-258 
TIMOTHY J DOWSE, SOLDATI-FAVRE DOMINIQUE 

Trans-genera reconstitution and complementation of an adhesion complex in Toxoplasma gondii 
CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY 
2004 vol. 6(8) pp. 771-782 
HUYNH MY-HANG, OPITZ CORINNA, KWOK LAI YU, TOMLEY FIONA M, CARRUTHERS VERN B, SOLDATI-FAVRE DOMINIQUE 

Toxoplasma as a novel system for motility. 
CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY 
2004 vol. 16 pp. 32-40 
MEISSNER M, SOLDATI-FAVRE DOMINIQUE 

Host cell invasion by the apicomplexans: the significance of microneme protein proteolysis.
CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY 
2004 vol. 7 pp. 388-396 
DOWSE T, SOLDATI-FAVRE DOMINIQUE 

The antioxidant systems in Toxoplasma gondii and the role of cytosolic catalase in defence against oxidative injury. 
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY 
2004 vol. 51 pp. 47-61 
KWOK LAI YU, SCHLUTER D, CLAYTON C, SOLDATI-FAVRE DOMINIQUE 

The glideosome: a molecular machine powering motility and host-cell invasion by Apicomplexa. 
TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY 
2004 vol. 14 pp. 528-532 
KEELEY A, SOLDATI-FAVRE DOMINIQUE 

Molecular and functional aspects of parasite invasion. 
TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY 
2004 vol. 20 pp. 567-574 
SOLDATI-FAVRE DOMINIQUE, FOTH BERNARDO, COWMAN AF. 

The induction and kinetics of antigen-specific CD8 T cells are defined by the stage specificity and compartmentalization of the antigen in murine toxoplasmosis. 
JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 
2003 vol. 70(4) pp. 1949-1957 
KWOK L-Y, LÜTJEN SONJA, SOLTEK SABINE, SOLDATI-FAVRE D, BUSCH DIRK, DECKERT M, SCHLÜTER DIRK 

Free in PMC Intramembrane cleavage of microneme proteins at the surface of the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii 
EMBO JOURNAL 
2002 vol. 21(7) pp. 1577-1585 
OPITZ C, DI CRISTINA M, REISS M, RUPPERT T, CRISANTI A, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

Toxoplasma gondii myosin A and its light chain: a fast, single-headed, plus-end-directed motor 
EMBO JOURNAL 
2002 vol. 21(9) pp. 2149-2158 
HERM-GOTZ A, WEISS S, STRATMANN R, FUJITA-BECKER S, RUFF C, MEYHOFER E, SOLDATI T, MANSTEIN DJ, GEEVES MA, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

A family of transmembrane microneme proteins of Toxoplasma gondii contain EGF-like domains and function as escorters 
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE 
2002 vol. 115(Pt 3) pp. 563-574 
MEISSNER M, REISS M, VIEBIG N, CARRUTHERS VB, TOURSEL C, TOMAVO S, AJIOKA JW, SOLDATI-FAVRE D 

Role of Toxoplasma gondii myosin A in powering parasite gliding and host cell invasion 
SCIENCE 
2002 vol. 298(5594) pp. 837-840 
MEISSNER M, SCHLUTER D, SOLDATI-FAVRE D  
 
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