Publications
Howitt, C.A., Wilinski, D., Llinas, M., Templeton, T.J., Dzikowski, R. and Deitsch, K.W. (2009) Clonally variant gene families in P. falciparum share a common activation factor, Molecular Microbiology, 73: 1171-1185.
Deitsch, K.W., Lukehart, S.A. and Stringer, J.A. (2009) Common strategies for antigenic variation by bacterial, fungal and protozoan pathogens, Nature Reviews Microbiology, 7: 493-503.
Kishore, S.P., Perkins, S.L., Templeton, T.J. and Deitsch, K.W. (2009) An unusual recent expansion of the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II in primate malaria parsites features a motif otherwise only found in mammalian polymerases, Journal of Molecular Evolution, 68: 706-714.
Dzikowski R. and Deitsch, K.W. (2009) Genetics of antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparum, Current Genetics, 55: 102-110.
Deitsch, K.W. (2009) A mark of silence in malaria parasites, Cell Host and Microbe, 5: 112-113.
Amulic, B., Salanti, A., Lavstsen, T., Nielsen, M.A. and Deitsch, K.W. (2009) An upstream open reading frame controls translation of var2csa, a gene implicated in placental malaria, PLoS Pathogens, 5: e1000256.
Epp, C., Li, F., Howitt, C., Chookajorn, T. and Deitsch, K.W. (2009) Chromatin associated sense and antisense noncoding RNAs are transcribed from the var gene family of virulence genes of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, RNA, 15: 116-127.
Dzikowski, R. and Deitsch, K.W. (2008) Active transcription is required for maintenance of epigenetic memory in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Journal of Molecular Biology, 382: 288-297.
Li, F., Sonbuchner, L., Kyes, S.A., Epp, C. and Deitsch, K.W. (2008) Nuclear non-coding RNAs are transcribed from the centromeres of Plasmodium falciparum and are associated with centromeric chromatin. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283: 5692-5698.
Dzikowski, R., Li, F., Amulic, B., Eisberg, A., Frank, M., Patel, S., Wellems, T.E. and Deitsch, K. (2007) Mechanisms underlying mutually exclusive expression of virulence genes by malaria parasites. EMBO Reports, 8(10):959-65.
Chookajorn, T., Dzikowski, R., Frank, M., Li, M., Jiwani, A., Hartl, D. and Deitsch, K. (2007) Epigenetic Memory at Malaria Virulence Genes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 104: 899-902.
Frank, M., Dzikowski, R., Amulic, B. and Deitsch, K. (2007) Variable switching rates of malaria virulence genes are associated with chromosomal position. Molecular Microbiology, 64: 1486-1498.
Deitsch, K. and Hakimi, M-A. (2007) Epigenetics in Apicomplexa: control of gene expression during cell cycle progression, differentiation and antigenic variation. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 10(4):357-62.
Dzikowski, R., Templeton, T.J., and Deitsch, K.W. (2006) Variant antigen gene expression in malaria. Cellular Microbiology, 8: 1371-1381.
Frank, M., Dzikowski, R., Costantini, D., Amulic, B., Berdougo, E. and Deitsch, K.W. (2006) Strict pairing of var promoters and introns is required for var gene silencing in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 281: 9942-9952.
Dzikowski, R., Frank, M. and Deitsch, K.W. (2006) Mutually Exclusive Expression of Virulence genes by Malaria Parasites Is Regulated Independently of Antigen Production. PLoS Pathogens, 2(3): 0184-0194.
Deitsch, K.W. (2005) Malaria virulence genes: controlling expression through chromatin modification. Cell, 121: 1-7.
Deitsch, K.W. and Smith, J.D. (2004) Pregnancy associated malaria and the prospects for syndrome specific anti-malaria vaccines. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 200: 1093-1097.
Calderwood, M.S., Gannoun-Zaki, L., Wellems, T.E. and Deitsch, K.W. (2003) Plasmodium falciparum var genes are regulated by two regions with separate promoters, one upstream of the coding region and a second within the intron. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278: 34125-34132.
Deitsch, K.W., Calderwood, M.S. and Wellems, T.E. (2001) Cooperative silencing elements in var genes. Nature, 412: 875-876.
