Paolo Mesén-Ramírez

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 834 citations indexed

About

Paolo Mesén-Ramírez is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paolo Mesén-Ramírez has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 834 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 4 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Paolo Mesén-Ramírez's work include Malaria Research and Control (14 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (6 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (4 papers). Paolo Mesén-Ramírez is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (14 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (6 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (4 papers). Paolo Mesén-Ramírez collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Australia. Paolo Mesén-Ramírez's co-authors include Tobias Spielmann, Bärbel Bergmann, Alexandra Blancke Soares, Sven Flemming, Ernst Jonscher, Jakob Birnbaum, Ricarda Sabitzki, Christa Geeke Toenhake, Marius Schmitt and Richárd Bártfai and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Paolo Mesén-Ramírez

17 papers receiving 832 citations

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A Kelch13-defined endocytosis pathway mediates artemisinin resistance in malaria parasites

2020 250 citations Jakob Birnbaum, Sabine Schmidt et al. Science profile →

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Paolo Mesén-Ramírez

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Alexandra Blancke Soares Germany

Jakob Birnbaum Germany

Ursula Straschil United Kingdom

Ernst Jonscher Germany

Kenneth Udenze United States

Andrea Ecker United Kingdom

Hayley E. Bullen Australia

Brendan Elsworth United States

Natalie A. Counihan Australia

Tom Metcalf United Kingdom

Alexandra Blancke Soares Germany

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135 ×0.9

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140 ×1.0

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paolo Mesén-Ramírez

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18 of 18 papers shown

Mesén-Ramírez, Paolo, et al.. (2025). Vesicle adaptors in malaria parasites show conservation and flexibility of protein sorting machinery. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(12).

Mesén-Ramírez, Paolo, et al.. (2024). A system for functional studies of the major virulence factor of malaria parasites. 1 indexed citations

Schmidt, Sabine, Jan Stephan Wichers-Misterek, Hannah Michaela Behrens, et al.. (2023). The Kelch13 compartment contains highly divergent vesicle trafficking proteins in malaria parasites. PLoS Pathogens. 19(12). e1011814–e1011814. 10 indexed citations

Schmitt, Marius, Christa Geeke Toenhake, Jan Stephan Wichers-Misterek, et al.. (2023). Gene-by-gene screen of the unknown proteins encoded on Plasmodium falciparum chromosome 3. Cell Systems. 14(1). 9–23.e7. 15 indexed citations

Wichers-Misterek, Jan Stephan, Paolo Mesén-Ramírez, Tobias L. Lenz, et al.. (2023). A Microtubule-Associated Protein Is Essential for Malaria Parasite Transmission. mBio. 14(1). e0331822–e0331822. 14 indexed citations

Wichers-Misterek, Jan Stephan, Paolo Mesén-Ramírez, Heidrun von Thien, et al.. (2022). PMRT1, a Plasmodium -Specific Parasite Plasma Membrane Transporter, Is Essential for Asexual and Sexual Blood Stage Development. mBio. 13(2). e0062322–e0062322. 10 indexed citations

Pietsch, E. Christine, Heidrun von Thien, Christian Löw, et al.. (2022). Functional inactivation of Plasmodium falciparum glycogen synthase kinase GSK3 modulates erythrocyte invasion and blocks gametocyte maturation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(9). 102360–102360. 2 indexed citations

Mesén-Ramírez, Paolo, Bärbel Bergmann, Mourad Elhabiri, et al.. (2021). The parasitophorous vacuole nutrient channel is critical for drug access in malaria parasites and modulates the artemisinin resistance fitness cost. Cell Host & Microbe. 29(12). 1774–1787.e9. 23 indexed citations

Birnbaum, Jakob, Sabine Schmidt, Ernst Jonscher, et al.. (2020). A Kelch13-defined endocytosis pathway mediates artemisinin resistance in malaria parasites. Science. 367(6473). 51–59. 250 indexed citations breakdown →

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Höhn, Katharina, Paolo Mesén-Ramírez, Anna Bachmann, et al.. (2020). Stringent Selection of Knobby Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes during Cytoadhesion at Febrile Temperature. Microorganisms. 8(2). 174–174. 5 indexed citations

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Mesén-Ramírez, Paolo, Bärbel Bergmann, Matthias Garten, et al.. (2019). EXP1 is critical for nutrient uptake across the parasitophorous vacuole membrane of malaria parasites. PLoS Biology. 17(9). e3000473–e3000473. 53 indexed citations

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Birnbaum, Jakob, Sven Flemming, Alexandra Blancke Soares, et al.. (2017). A genetic system to study Plasmodium falciparum protein function. Nature Methods. 14(4). 450–456. 207 indexed citations

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Spielmann, Tobias, Jakob Birnbaum, Sven Flemming, et al.. (2017). Selection linked integration (SLI) for endogenous gene tagging and knock sideways in Plasmodium falciparum parasites. Protocol Exchange. 3 indexed citations

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Becker, Johanna, Paolo Mesén-Ramírez, Jakob Birnbaum, et al.. (2017). Identification of novel parasitophorous vacuole proteins in P. falciparum parasites using BioID. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 308(1). 13–24. 41 indexed citations

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Mesén-Ramírez, Paolo, et al.. (2016). Stable Translocation Intermediates Jam Global Protein Export in Plasmodium falciparum Parasites and Link the PTEX Component EXP2 with Translocation Activity. PLoS Pathogens. 12(5). e1005618–e1005618. 69 indexed citations

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Heiber, Arlett, Christian Pick, Christof Grüring, et al.. (2013). Identification of New PNEPs Indicates a Substantial Non-PEXEL Exportome and Underpins Common Features in Plasmodium falciparum Protein Export. PLoS Pathogens. 9(8). e1003546–e1003546. 119 indexed citations

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Mesén-Ramírez, Paolo, et al.. (2011). An indirect immunofluorescence antibody test employing whole eggs as the antigen for the diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 106(4). 390–393. 6 indexed citations

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Mesén-Ramírez, Paolo, et al.. (2008). Angiostrongylus costaricensis egg antigen for the immunodiagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis. Journal of Helminthology. 82(3). 251–254. 6 indexed citations

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