Skip to main contentSkip to page footer

Publications

Publications

Research papers

  1. Ramón-Zamorano G, Mainye S, Kimmel J, de Krijger I, Kanyal A, Horáčková V, Gockel J, van den Broek M, Guo Y, Petter M, Graser M, Guillén-Samander A, Vermeulen M, Spielmann T, Bártfai R (2025): Protein landscape of the chromatin domains in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. bioRxiv 2025.09.23.678001; doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.23.678001 

  2. Tang J*, Yeoh LM*, Grotz MD*, Goodman CD, Chisholm SA, Nguyen HHT, Yu C, Pareek K, McPherson F, Cozijnsen A, Hustadt SA, Josling GA, Day KP, Schulz D, McFadden GI, de Koning-Ward TF*, Petter M*, Duffy MF* (2025): PfGCN5 is essential for Plasmodium falciparum survival and transmission and regulates Pf H2B.Z acetylation and chromatin structure. Nucleic Acids Research, 20;53(6):gkaf218. *shared first/senior authorship

  3. Amann M, Warstat R, Rechten KK, Theuer P, Schustereder M, Clavey S, Breit B, Einsle O, Hügle M, Petter M, Günther S (2025): A Novel Inhibitor against the Bromodomain Protein 1 of the Malaria Pathogen Plasmodium Falciparum. ChemMedChem. 18:e2500024. 

  4. Azizan S, Selvarajah SA, Tang J, Jeninga MD, Schulz D, Pareek K, Herr T, Day KP, De Koning-Ward TF, Petter M*, Duffy MF* (2023): The P. falciparum alternative histones Pf H2A.Z and Pf H2B.Z are dynamically acetylated at expressed genes and antagonised by PfSir2A at heterochromatin boundaries. mBio, 26:e0201423. *shared senior authorship

  5. Jeninga MD, Tang J, Selvarajah SA, Maier AG, Duffy MF, Petter M (2023): Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes display global chromatin remodelling during sexual differentiation. BMC Biology, 21(1):65

  6. Wichers JS, Krumkamp R, Held J, von Thien H, Wittmann I, Ruge JM, Moser K, Dara A, Strauss J, Esen M, Höppner YD, Kremsner PG, Sim BKL, Hoffman SL, Duffy MF, Otto TD, Gilberger TW, Silva JC, Mordmüller B, Petter M, Bachmann A (2023): The exception that proves the rule: Virulence gene expression at the onset of Plasmodium falciparum blood stage infections. PLoS Pathogens, 19(6):e1011468 

  7. Quinn JE, Jeninga MD, Limm K, Pareek K, Meißgeier T, Bachmann A, Duffy MF, Petter M (2022): The putative bromodomain protein PfBDP7 of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum cooperates with PfBDP1 in the silencing of variant surface antigen expression. Frontiers Cell Dev Biol, 10:816558

  8. Cordsmeier A, Rinkel S, Jeninga M, Schulze-Luehrmann J, Ölke M, Schmid B, Hasler D, Meister G, Häcker G, Petter M, Beare PA, Lührmann A (2022): The Coxiella burnetii T4SS effector protein AnkG hijacks the 7SK small nuclear ribonucleoprotein complex for reprogramming host cell transcription. PLoS Pathogens, 18(2):e1010266. 

  9. Davidson MS, Andradi-Brown C, Yahiya S, Chmielewski J, O'Donnell AJ, Gurung P, Jeninga MD, Prommana P, Andrew DW, Petter M, Uthaipibull C, Boyle MJ, Ashdown GW, Dvorin JD, Reece SE, Wilson DW, Cunningham KA, Ando DM, Dimon M, Baum J (2021): Automated detection and staging of malaria parasites from cytological smears using convolutional neural networks. Biol Imaging, 1:e2. 

  10. Tang J, Chisholm SA, Yeoh LM, Gilson PR, Papenfuss AT, Day KP, Petter M, Duffy MF (2020): Histone modifications associated with gene expression and genome accessibility are dynamically enriched at Plasmodium falciparum regulatory sequences. Epigenetics & Chromatin,13(1):50.

  11. Wichers JS, Scholz JAM, Strauss J, Witt S, Lill A, Ehnold LI, Neupert N, Liffner B, Lühken R, Petter M, Lorenzen S, Wilson DW, Löw C, Lavazec C, Bruchhaus I, Tannich E, Gilberger TW, Bachmann A (2019): Dissecting the Gene Expression, Localization, Membrane Topology, and Function of the Plasmodium falciparum STEVOR Protein Family. mBio. 10(4):e01500-19.

  12. Bachmann A, Bruske E, Krumkamp R, Turner L, Wichers JS, Petter M, Held J, Duffy MF, Sim BKL, Hoffman SL, Kremsner PG, Lell B, Lavstsen T, Frank M, Mordmüller B, Tannich E (2019): Controlled human malaria infection with Plasmodium falciparum demonstrates impact of naturally acquired immunity on virulence gene expression. PLoS Pathogens, 15(7):e1007906.

  13. Vivax Sporozoite Consortium: Muller I, Jex AR, Kappe SHI, Mikolajczak SA, Sattabongkot J, Patrapuvich R, Lindner S, Flannery EL, Koepfli C, Ansell B, Lerch A, Emery-Corbin SJ, Charnaud S, Smith J, Merrienne N, Swearingen KE, Moritz RL, Petter M, Duffy MF, Chuenchob V (2019): Transcriptome and histone epigenome of Plasmodium vivax salivary-gland sporozoites point to tight regulatory control and mechanisms for liver-stage differentiation in relapsing malaria. International Journal of Parasitology, 49(7):501-513. 

  14. Duffy MF, Tang J, Sumardy F, Nguyen HH, Selvarajah SA, Josling GA, Day KP, Petter M, Brown GV (2017): Activation and clustering of a Plasmodium falciparum var gene are affected by subtelomeric sequences. FEBS Journal 284 (2) 237-257.

  15. Chan JA, Howell KB, Langer C, Maier AG, Hasang W, Rogerson SJ, Petter M, Chesson J, Stanisic DI, Duffy MF, Cooke BM, Siba PM, Mueller I, Bull PC, Marsh K, Fowkes FJ, Beeson JG (2016):  A single point in protein trafficking by Plasmodium falciparum determines the expression of major antigens on the surface of infected erythrocytes targeted by human antibodies. Cell Mol Life Sci 73(21):4141-58

  16. Bachmann A, Petter M, Krumkamp R, Esen M, Held J, Scholz JA, Li T, Sim BK, Hoffman SL, Kremsner PG, Mordmuller B, Duffy MF, Tannich E (2016): Mosquito Passage Dramatically Changes var Gene Expression in Controlled Human Plasmodium falciparum Infections. PLoS Pathogens 12:e1005538.

  17. Bachmann A, Scholz JAM, Janßen M, Retzlaff S, Schmetz C, Klinkert MQ, Tannich E, Bruchhaus I, Petter M (2015): Refining the Localization and Membrane Association of Members of the RIFIN, STEVOR and PfMC-2TM Protein Families in Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes. Malaria Journal, 14: 274

  18. Josling GA*, Petter M*, Oehring SC, Gupta AP, Dietz O, Wilson DW, Schubert T, Längst G, Gilson PR,  Crabb BS, Moes S, Jenoe P, Lim M, Brown GV,  Bozdech Z, Voss TS, Duffy MF (2015): A Plasmodium falciparum Bromodomain Protein Regulates Invasion Gene Expression.Cell Host and Microbe, 17 (6): 741-51. *Co-first authors.

  19. Petter M, Selvarajah SA, Lee CC, Chin WH, Gupta AP, Bozdech Z, Brown GV, Duffy MF (2013): H2A.Z and H2B.Z double-variant nucleosomes define intergenic regions and dynamically occupy var gene promoters in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Molecular Microbiology, 87(6):1167-82. 

  20. Bachmann A, Petter M, Tilly AK, Biller L, Uliczka KA, Duffy MF, Tannich E, Bruchhaus I (2012): Temporal expression and localization patterns of variant surface antigens in clinical Plasmodium falciparum isolates during erythrocyte schizogony. PLoS One 7 (11): e49540. 

  21. Chan JA, Howell KB, Reiling L, Ataide R, Mackintosh CL, Fowkes FJ, Petter M, Chesson JM, Langer C, Warimwe GM, Duffy MF, Rogerson SJ, Bull PC, Cowman AF, Marsh K, Beeson JG (2012): Targets of antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes in malaria immunity.Journal of Clinical Investigation 122 (9): 3227-3238. 

  22. Volz JC, Bartfai R, Petter M, Langer C, Josling GA, Tsuboi T, Schwach F, Baum J, Rayner JC, Stunnenberg HG, Duffy MF, Cowman AF (2012): PfSET10, a Plasmodium falciparum methyltransferase, maintains the active var gene in a poised state during parasite division.Cell Host Microbe 11 (1): 7-18. 

  23. Petter M, Lee CC, Byrne TJ, Boysen KE, Volz J, Ralph SA, Cowman AF, Brown GV, Duffy MF (2011):  Expression of P. falciparum var genes involves exchange of the histone variant H2A.Z at the promoter. PLoS Pathogens, 7 (2):e1001292.

  24. Bachmann A, Esser C, Petter M, Predehl S, von Kalckreuth V, Schmiedel S, Bruchhaus I, Tannich E (2009): Absence of erythrocyte sequestration and lack of multicopy gene family expression in Plasmodium falciparum from a splenectomized malaria patient. PLoS ONE, 4 (10):e7459.

  25. Petter M, Bonow I, Klinkert MQ (2008): Diverse expression patterns of subgroups of the rif multigene family during Plasmodium falciparum gametocytogenesis. PLoS ONE, 3 (11):e3779. 

  26. Khattab A, Bonow I, Schreiber N, Petter M, Schmetz C, Klinkert MQ (2008): Plasmodium falciparum variant STEVOR antigens are expressed in merozoites and possibly associated with erythrocyte invasion. Malaria Journal, Jul 23;7:137. 

  27. Schreiber N, Khattab A, Petter M, Marks F, Adjei S, May J, Klinkert MQ (2008): Expression of Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 STEVOR proteins for evaluation of antibody responses following malaria infections in naïve infants. Parasitology, 135 (2):155-67. 

  28. Petter M, Haeggstrom M, Khattab A, Fernandez V, Klinkert MQ, Wahlgren M (2007): Variant proteins of the Plasmodium falciparum RIFIN family show distinct subcellular localization and developmental expression patterns. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 156 (1):51-61. 
  29. Grueter B, Petter M, Egawa T, Laule-Kilian K, Aldrian CJ, Wuerch A, Ludwig Y, Waldschuetz R, Möröy T, Steimle V, Littman DR, and Ehlers M (2005): Runx3 regulates integrin aE/CD103 and CD4 expression during development of CD4-/CD8+ T cells. Journal of Immunology, 175 (3):1694-705. 
  30. Ehlers M, Laule-Kilian K, Petter M, Aldrian CJ, Grüter B, Würch A, Yoshida N, Watanabe T, Satake M, and Steimle V (2003): Morpholino Antisense Oligonucleotide-Mediated Gene Knock-down during Thymocyte Development reveals Role for Runx3 Transcription Factor in CD4 silencing during Development of CD4-/CD8+ Thymocytes. Journal of Immunology, 171 (7): 3594-3604. 

 

Review articles

  1. Petter M, Pradel G (2025): Pink or blue: Sex determination in malaria gametocytes (Review).  Trends in Parasitology 41(12):1140-1156. 

  2. Jeninga M, Quinn J, Petter M (2019): ApiAP2 transcription factors in Apicomplexan parasites (Review). Pathogens 8(2). pii: E47

  3. Duffy MF, Selvarajah, SA, Josling GA, Petter M (2014): Epigentic Regulation of the P. falciparum genome (Review). Briefings in Functional Genomics 13(3):203-16.

  4. Josling GA, Selvarajah SA, Petter M, Duffy MF (2012): The Role of Bromodomain Proteins in Regulating Gene Expression (Review). Gene 3: 320-343.

  5. Duffy MF, Selvarajah SA, Josling GA, Petter M (2012): The role of chromatin in Plasmodium gene expression (Review). Cellular Microbiology 14 (6): 819-828.

 

 

Book chapters

  1. Petter M, Duffy MF (2015): Antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparum. In: Pathogen-Host: antigenic variation versus somatic adaptations. Springer-Verlag Series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation 57:47-90

Öffnet Webseite der FAU - Friedrich Alexander Universität - Medizinische Fakultät Erlangen-Nürnberg
Siegellogos von NW,FAZ,stern,FOCUS
Öffnet PDF Zertifikat TÜV SÜD ISO 9001