Essential function of alveolin PfIMC1g in the Plasmodium falciparum asexual blood stage

Essential function of alveolin PfIMC1g in the Plasmodium falciparum asexual blood stage

ABSTRACT The cytoskeleton of Plasmodium parasites is essential for replication, motility, and infectivity. Plasmodium falciparum leverages a family of cytoskeletal proteins known as alveolins to meet these diverse needs. The functional role of individual alveolins in Plasmodium blood stages, however...

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Main Authors: Ana Karla Cepeda Diaz, Rachel M. Rudlaff, Madeline Farringer, Jeffrey D. Dvorin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
malaria
Plasmodium
cell biology
cytoskeleton
alveolin
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01507-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01507-23

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