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Ana Ribeiro-Holbein

Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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A new class of lipid transfer proteins is required for the recycling of lipids from the P. falciparum digestive vacuole

Andrés Guillén-Samander, Yara Ahmed, Ana Ribeiro-Holbein, José Cubillán-Marín, Katharina Höhn, Cristian Rocha‐Roa, Jana Dröge, Lea S. Panitzsch, Paul‐Christian Burda, Tim‐Wolf Gilberger, Stefano Vanni, Tobias Spielmann

The paper identifies PfTUPA, a novel lipid transfer protein in Plasmodium falciparum essential for lipid recycling from the digestive vacuole.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

A bridge-like lipid transfer protein is critical for generation of invasive stages in malaria parasites

Andrés Guillén-Samander, Nika Perepelkina, Vendula Horáčková, Hannah Michaela Behrens, Hely O. Rodriguez Cruz, Paolo Mesén-Ramírez, Ana Ribeiro-Holbein, Per Haberkant, Frank Stein, Tobias Spielmann

This study identifies PfVPS13L1 as a critical lipid transfer protein in malaria parasites that facilitates lipid transfer from the ER to the inner membrane complex, essential for schizogony.

Nature Communications · Mar 28, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology