Plasmodium myosin A drives parasite invasion by an atypical force generating mechanism
Here, Robert-Paganin et al. show that myosin A from Plasmodium falciparum is critical for red blood cell invasion and that non-canonical interactions and regulated phosphorylation are important for force generation during parasite invasion.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Julien Robert-Paganin,
James P. Robblee,
Daniel Auguin,
Thomas C. A. Blake,
Carol S. Bookwalter,
Elena B. Krementsova,
Dihia Moussaoui,
Michael J. Previs,
Guillaume Jousset,
Jake Baum,
Kathleen M. Trybus,
Anne Houdusse |
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| Format: | Article
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11120-0
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