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Xi Ye

The University of Melbourne

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Biochemistry· 2

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2

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Chia-Wei TaiiD· 2 shared Con Dogovski· 2 shared Craig J. MortoniD· 2 shared Leann M. TilleyiD· 2 shared Nutpakal KetprasitiD· 2 shared Stanley C. XieiD· 2 shared Amit Kumar SharmaiD· 1 shared Anne-Sophie C. Braun· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Potent reaction hijacking inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum asparagine tRNA synthetase

Xi Ye, Lisl Y. Esherick, Nutpakal Ketprasit, Sunil Kumar Narwal, Luiz Claudio Godoy, Nonlawat Boonyalai, Con Dogovski, Craig J. Morton, Tayla Rabie, Mufuliat Toyin Famodimu, Chia-Wei Tai, Tomas Yeo, Owain Donnelly, Lily V. Orta, Isla Anderson, , Stanley C. Xie

The paper identifies potent reaction hijacking inhibitors targeting Plasmodium falciparum asparagine tRNA synthetase, showing high selectivity and resistance refractoriness.

mBio · Oct 30, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Natural product-mediated reaction hijacking mechanism validates Plasmodium aspartyl-tRNA synthetase as an antimalarial drug target

Nutpakal Ketprasit, Chia-Wei Tai, Vivek Kumar Sharma, M. Yogavel, Yogesh B. Khandokar, Xi Ye, Con Dogovski, David H. Hilko, Craig J. Morton, Anne-Sophie C. Braun, Michael G. Leeming, Bagale Siddharam, Gerald John Shami, Pushpangadan Indira Pradeepkumar, Santosh Panjikar, , Stanley C. Xie

This study identifies Plasmodium aspartyl-tRNA synthetase as an antimalarial target by showing how natural products inhibit protein translation through reaction hijacking.

PLoS Pathogens · Jul 8, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry