Lena Pernas

Toxoplasma Effector MAF1 Mediates Recruitment of Host Mitochondria and Impacts the Host Response

Lena Pernas, Yaw Adomako‐Ankomah, Anjali J. Shastri et al. · PLoS Biology · 2014 · 177 citations · Full text

Mitochondria Restrict Growth of the Intracellular Parasite Toxoplasma gondii by Limiting Its Uptake of Fatty Acids

Lena Pernas, Camilla Bean, John C. Boothroyd et al. · Cell Metabolism · 2018 · 138 citations · Full text

Biology, Mitochondrial Function, Fatty Acids +10

Mitochondria shed their outer membrane in response to infection-induced stress

Xianhe Li, Julian Straub, Tania Medeiros et al. · Science · 2022 · 98 citations

The mitochondrial protein Opa1 promotes adipocyte browning that is dependent on urea cycle metabolites

Camilla Bean, Matteo Audano, Tatiana Varanita et al. · Nature Metabolism · 2021 · 96 citations · Full text

Metabolic Syndrome, Energy Metabolism, Mitochondrial Function +13

Association of host mitochondria with the parasitophorous vacuole during Toxoplasma infection is not dependent on rhoptry proteins ROP2/8

Lena Pernas, John C. Boothroyd · International Journal for Parasitology · 2010 · 41 citations · Full text

Toxoplasma Infection, Mitochondrial Function, Pathogenesis +11