High-resolution structures of malaria parasite actomyosin and actin filaments.
Malaria is responsible for half a million deaths annually and poses a huge economic burden on the developing world. The mosquito-borne parasites (Plasmodium spp.) that cause the disease depend upon an unconventional actomyosin motor for both gliding motility and host cell invasion. The motor system,...
Main Authors: | Juha Vahokoski, Lesley J Calder, Andrea J Lopez, Justin E Molloy, Inari Kursula, Peter B Rosenthal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010408 |
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