The Korean Journal of Parasitology (KJP)

Oxidase enzyme genes are differentially expressed during Acanthamoeba castellanii encystment

Christian Q. Scheckhuber, Rebeca Damián Ferrara, Jesús Gómez-Montalvo, Sutherland K. Maciver, Alvaro de Obeso Fernández del Valle

Ouabain, ATPase inhibitor, potentially enhances the effect of polyhexamethylene biguanide on Acanthamoeba castellanii

Kuang-Yi Shih, Yao-Tsung Chang, Yu-Jen Wang, Jian-Ming Huang

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance.2024; 25: 100550. CrossRef

Acanthamoeba keratitis: new hopes for potential interventions for a curable but often refractory disease

Bader Saleem Alawfi, Naveed Ahmed Khan, David Lloyd, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui

Expert Review of Ophthalmology.2024; 19(4): 271. CrossRef

Biological characteristics and pathogenicity of Acanthamoeba

Yuehua Wang, Linzhe Jiang, Yitong Zhao, Xiaohong Ju, Le Wang, Liang Jin, Ryan D. Fine, Mingguang Li

mRNA Sequencing Reveals Upregulation of Glutathione S-Transferase Genes during Acanthamoeba Encystation

Alvaro de Obeso Fernández del Valle, Christian Quintus Scheckhuber, David Armando Chavaro-Pérez, Erandi Ortega-Barragán, Sutherland K. Maciver

Stimulation of Acanthamoeba castellanii excystment by enzyme treatment and consequences on trophozoite growth

Zineb Fechtali-Moute, Philippe M. Loiseau, Sébastien Pomel

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.2022;[Epub] CrossRef

Peganum harmala Extract Has Antiamoebic Activity to Acanthamoeba triangularis Trophozoites and Changes Expression of Autophagy-Related Genes

Rachasak Boonhok, Suthinee Sangkanu, Julalak Chuprom, Mayuna Srisuphanunt, Roghayeh Norouzi, Abolghasem Siyadatpanah, Farzaneh Mirzaei, Watcharapong Mitsuwan, Sueptrakool Wisessombat, Maria de Lourdes Pereira, Mohammed Rahmatullah, Polrat Wilairatana, Chr

Whole Organism Model to Study Molecular Mechanisms of Differentiation and Dedifferentiation

Areeba Anwar, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Naveed Ahmed Khan

New insights into the mechanical properties of Acanthamoeba castellanii cysts as revealed by phonon microscopy

Fernando Pérez-Cota, Richard J. Smith, Hany M. Elsheikha, Matt Clark

Biomedical Optics Express.2019; 10(5): 2399. CrossRef

Encystation: the most prevalent and underinvestigated differentiation pathway of eukaryotes

Acanthamoeba and mimivirus interactions: the role of amoebal encystment and the expansion of the ‘Cheshire Cat’ theory

Ludmila Karen dos Santos Silva, Paulo Victor Miranda Boratto, Bernard La Scola, Cláudio Antônio Bonjardim, Jônatas Santos Abrahão

Current Opinion in Microbiology.2016; 31: 9. CrossRef

Autophagy protein 12 plays an essential role in Acanthamoeba encystation

So-Hee Kim, Eun-Kyung Moon, Yeonchul Hong, Dong-Il Chung, Hyun-Hee Kong

Experimental Parasitology.2015; 159: 46. CrossRef

Down-Regulation of Cellulose Synthase Inhibits the Formation of Endocysts in Acanthamoeba

Eun-Kyung Moon, Yeonchul Hong, Dong-Il Chung, Youn-Kyoung Goo, Hyun-Hee Kong

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2014; 52(2): 131. CrossRef

Chloroquine Has a Cytotoxic Effect on Acanthamoeba Encystation through Modulation of Autophagy

Bijay Kumar Jha, Hui-Jung Jung, Incheol Seo, Hyun Ah Kim, Seong-Il Suh, Min-Ho Suh, Won-Ki Baek

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.2014; 58(10): 6235. CrossRef

Silencing of xylose isomerase and cellulose synthase by siRNA inhibits encystation in Acanthamoeba castellanii

Yousuf Aqeel, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Naveed Ahmed Khan

Parasitology Research.2013; 112(3): 1221. CrossRef

Acanthamoebadifferentiation: a two-faced drama ofDr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

RUQAIYYAH SIDDIQUI, RICKY DUDLEY, NAVEED AHMED KHAN

Protein kinase C signaling molecules regulate encystation of Acanthamoeba

Eun-Kyung Moon, Dong-Il Chung, Yeonchul Hong, Hyun-Hee Kong

Experimental Parasitology.2012; 132(4): 524. CrossRef

Cellular, Biochemical, and Molecular Changes during Encystment of Free-Living Amoebae

Emilie Fouque, Marie-Cécile Trouilhé, Vincent Thomas, Philippe Hartemann, Marie-Hélène Rodier, Yann Héchard

Microarray Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes between Cysts and Trophozoites ofAcanthamoeba castellanii

Eun-Kyung Moon, Ying-Hua Xuan, Dong-Il Chung, Yeonchul Hong, Hyun-Hee Kong

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2011; 49(4): 341. CrossRef

Major Role for Cysteine Proteases during the Early Phase of Acanthamoeba castellanii Encystment

David Leitsch, Martina Köhsler, Martina Marchetti-Deschmann, Andrea Deutsch, Günter Allmaier, Michael Duchêne, Julia Walochnik

Acanthamoeba castellanii: Proteins involved in actin dynamics, glycolysis, and proteolysis are regulated during encystation

Sabrina Bouyer, Marie-Hélène Rodier, Alain Guillot, Yann Héchard

Experimental Parasitology.2009; 123(1): 90. CrossRef

Characterization of a Serine Proteinase Mediating Encystation of Acanthamoeba

Eun-Kyung Moon, Dong-Il Chung, Yeon-Chul Hong, Hyun-Hee Kong