2025

Shikha, S. , Tobiasson, V., Ferreira Silva, M., Ovciarikova, J., Beraldi, D., Mühleip, A. and Sheiner, L. (2025) Numerous rRNA molecules form the apicomplexan mitoribosome via repurposed protein and RNA elements. Nature Communications, 16, 817. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56057-9)

2024

Maclean, A. E., Sloan, M. A. , Renaud, E. A., Argyle, B. E., Lewis, W. H., Ovciarikova, J., Demolombe, V., Waller, R. F., Besteiro, S. and Sheiner, L. (2024) The Toxoplasma gondii mitochondrial transporter ABCB7L is essential for the biogenesis of cytosolic and nuclear iron-sulfur cluster proteins and cytosolic translation. mBio, (doi: 10.1128/mbio.00872-24) (PMID:39207139) (Early Online Publication)

Ovciarikova, J. et al. (2024) Two ancient membrane pores mediate mitochondrial-nucleus membrane contact sites. Journal of Cell Biology, 223(4), e202304075. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.202304075) (PMID:38456969)

2022

Ovciarikova, J., Oliveira Souza, R. O., Arrizabalaga, G. and Sheiner, L. (2022) Protein control of membrane and organelle dynamics: insights from the divergent eukaryote Toxoplasma gondii. Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 76, 102085. (doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2022.102085) (PMID:35569259) (PMCID:PMC9586877)

Ovciarikova, J., Shikha, S. and Sheiner, L. (2022) Nuclear interactions: a spotlight on nuclear mitochondrial membrane contact sites. Contact, 5, p. 25152564221096217. (doi: 10.1177/25152564221096217) (PMID:36338149) (PMCID:PMC9623421)

2021

Mallo, N. et al. (2021) Depletion of a Toxoplasma porin leads to defects in mitochondrial morphology and contacts with the ER. Journal of Cell Science, 134(20), jcs255299. (doi: 10.1242/jcs.255299) (PMID:34523684) (PMCID:PMC8572010)

Maclean, A. E., Bridges, H. R., F. Silva, M., Ding, S., Ovciarikova, J., Hirst, J. and Sheiner, L. (2021) Complexome profile of Toxoplasma gondii mitochondria identifies divergent subunits of respiratory chain complexes including new subunits of cytochrome bc1 complex. PLoS Pathogens, 17(3), e1009301. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009301) (PMID:33651838) (PMCID:PMC7987180)

Mühleip, A., Kock Flygaard, R., Ovciarikova, J., Lacombe, A., Fernandes, P., Sheiner, L. and Amunts, A. (2021) ATP synthase hexamer assemblies shape cristae of Toxoplasma mitochondria. Nature Communications, 12, 120. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20381-z) (PMID:33402698) (PMCID:PMC7785744)

2020

Biddau, M. , Ovciarikova, J. and Sheiner, L. (2020) Experimental approaches for examining apicoplast biology. In: Tonkin, Christopher J. (ed.) Toxoplasma gondii: Methods and Protocols. Series: Methods in molecular biology (2071). Humana Press: New York, NY, pp. 221-243. ISBN 9781493998562 (doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9857-9_13)

2019

Lacombe, A., Maclean, A. E., Ovciarikova, J., Tottey, J., Mühleip, A., Fernandes, P. and Sheiner, L. (2019) Identification of the Toxoplasma gondii mitochondrial ribosome, and characterisation of a protein essential for mitochondrial translation. Molecular Microbiology, 112(4), pp. 1235-1252. (doi: 10.1111/mmi.14357) (PMID:31339607) (PMCID:PMC6851545)

2018

Biddau, M. et al. (2018) Two essential Thioredoxins mediate apicoplast biogenesis, protein import, and gene expression in Toxoplasma gondii. PLoS Pathogens, 14(2), e1006836. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006836) (PMID:29470517) (PMCID:PMC5823475)

2017

Ovciarikova, J., Lemgruber, L. , Stilger, K. L., Sullivan, W. J. and Sheiner, L. (2017) Mitochondrial behaviour throughout the lytic cycle of Toxoplasma gondii. Scientific Reports, 7, 42746. (doi: 10.1038/srep42746) (PMID:28202940) (PMCID:PMC5311943)

2015

Sheiner, L. et al. (2015) Toxoplasma gondii Toc75 functions in import of stromal but not peripheral apicoplast proteins. Traffic, 16(12), pp. 1254-1269. (doi: 10.1111/tra.12333) (PMID:26381927)

Articles

Shikha, S. , Tobiasson, V., Ferreira Silva, M., Ovciarikova, J., Beraldi, D., Mühleip, A. and Sheiner, L. (2025) Numerous rRNA molecules form the apicomplexan mitoribosome via repurposed protein and RNA elements. Nature Communications, 16, 817. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56057-9)

Maclean, A. E., Sloan, M. A. , Renaud, E. A., Argyle, B. E., Lewis, W. H., Ovciarikova, J., Demolombe, V., Waller, R. F., Besteiro, S. and Sheiner, L. (2024) The Toxoplasma gondii mitochondrial transporter ABCB7L is essential for the biogenesis of cytosolic and nuclear iron-sulfur cluster proteins and cytosolic translation. mBio, (doi: 10.1128/mbio.00872-24) (PMID:39207139) (Early Online Publication)

Ovciarikova, J. et al. (2024) Two ancient membrane pores mediate mitochondrial-nucleus membrane contact sites. Journal of Cell Biology, 223(4), e202304075. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.202304075) (PMID:38456969)

Ovciarikova, J., Oliveira Souza, R. O., Arrizabalaga, G. and Sheiner, L. (2022) Protein control of membrane and organelle dynamics: insights from the divergent eukaryote Toxoplasma gondii. Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 76, 102085. (doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2022.102085) (PMID:35569259) (PMCID:PMC9586877)

Ovciarikova, J., Shikha, S. and Sheiner, L. (2022) Nuclear interactions: a spotlight on nuclear mitochondrial membrane contact sites. Contact, 5, p. 25152564221096217. (doi: 10.1177/25152564221096217) (PMID:36338149) (PMCID:PMC9623421)

Mallo, N. et al. (2021) Depletion of a Toxoplasma porin leads to defects in mitochondrial morphology and contacts with the ER. Journal of Cell Science, 134(20), jcs255299. (doi: 10.1242/jcs.255299) (PMID:34523684) (PMCID:PMC8572010)

Maclean, A. E., Bridges, H. R., F. Silva, M., Ding, S., Ovciarikova, J., Hirst, J. and Sheiner, L. (2021) Complexome profile of Toxoplasma gondii mitochondria identifies divergent subunits of respiratory chain complexes including new subunits of cytochrome bc1 complex. PLoS Pathogens, 17(3), e1009301. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009301) (PMID:33651838) (PMCID:PMC7987180)

Mühleip, A., Kock Flygaard, R., Ovciarikova, J., Lacombe, A., Fernandes, P., Sheiner, L. and Amunts, A. (2021) ATP synthase hexamer assemblies shape cristae of Toxoplasma mitochondria. Nature Communications, 12, 120. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20381-z) (PMID:33402698) (PMCID:PMC7785744)

Lacombe, A., Maclean, A. E., Ovciarikova, J., Tottey, J., Mühleip, A., Fernandes, P. and Sheiner, L. (2019) Identification of the Toxoplasma gondii mitochondrial ribosome, and characterisation of a protein essential for mitochondrial translation. Molecular Microbiology, 112(4), pp. 1235-1252. (doi: 10.1111/mmi.14357) (PMID:31339607) (PMCID:PMC6851545)

Biddau, M. et al. (2018) Two essential Thioredoxins mediate apicoplast biogenesis, protein import, and gene expression in Toxoplasma gondii. PLoS Pathogens, 14(2), e1006836. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006836) (PMID:29470517) (PMCID:PMC5823475)

Ovciarikova, J., Lemgruber, L. , Stilger, K. L., Sullivan, W. J. and Sheiner, L. (2017) Mitochondrial behaviour throughout the lytic cycle of Toxoplasma gondii. Scientific Reports, 7, 42746. (doi: 10.1038/srep42746) (PMID:28202940) (PMCID:PMC5311943)

Sheiner, L. et al. (2015) Toxoplasma gondii Toc75 functions in import of stromal but not peripheral apicoplast proteins. Traffic, 16(12), pp. 1254-1269. (doi: 10.1111/tra.12333) (PMID:26381927)

Book Sections

Biddau, M. , Ovciarikova, J. and Sheiner, L. (2020) Experimental approaches for examining apicoplast biology. In: Tonkin, Christopher J. (ed.) Toxoplasma gondii: Methods and Protocols. Series: Methods in molecular biology (2071). Humana Press: New York, NY, pp. 221-243. ISBN 9781493998562 (doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9857-9_13)