Role of Plasmodium berghei ookinete surface and oocyst capsule protein, a novel oocyst capsule-associated protein, in ookinete motility

Role of Plasmodium berghei ookinete surface and oocyst capsule protein, a novel oocyst capsule-associated protein, in ookinete motility

Abstract Background Plasmodium sp., which causes malaria, must first develop in mosquitoes before being transmitted. Upon ingesting infected blood, gametes form in the mosquito lumen, followed by fertilization and differentiation of the resulting zygotes into motile ookinetes. Within 24 h of blood i...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiko Nakayama, Yuta Kimura, Yu Kitahara, Akira Soga, Asako Haraguchi, Jun Hakozaki, Makoto Sugiyama, Kodai Kusakisako, Shinya Fukumoto, Hiromi Ikadai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Plasmodium berghei
Ookinete
Oocyst
Knock out parasite
Transmission block
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04868-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04868-2

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