Jovana Sádlová

Argonaute loss is associated with reduced endogenous leishbuvirid RNA abundance and disruption of viral small RNA accumulation in Leishmania martiniquensis

The paper investigates the role of Argonaute in controlling viral replication in Leishmania martiniquensis, finding that its loss reduces viral RNA abundance and disrupts small RNA accumulation.

A pH-dependent protein kinase cascade regulates divergent differentiation of Leishmania in the sand fly.

This study identifies a pH-dependent kinase cascade in Leishmania that regulates differentiation into infectious stages, revealing key pathways for acid adaptation and transmission.

Leishmania guyanensis controls endogenous viral replication by a canonical RNA interference pathway

This study identifies Dicer-like 1 and Argonaute 1 as critical for controlling viral RNA levels in Leishmania guyanensis via a canonical RNA interference pathway.

Identification of transporters essential for survival of Leishmania promastigotes in the digestive tract of sand flies

The paper identifies 34 transporter genes essential for Leishmania promastigote survival in sand flies, with V-ATPase subunits critical for parasite differentiation and life cycle progression.