Manipulation of the Host Cell Membrane during <italic toggle="yes">Plasmodium</italic> Liver Stage Egress

ABSTRACT A crucial step in the life cycle of Plasmodium parasites is the transition from the liver stage to the blood stage. Hepatocyte-derived merozoites reach the blood vessels of the liver inside host cell-derived vesicles called merosomes. The molecular basis of merosome formation is only partia...

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Main Authors: Paul-Christian Burda, Reto Caldelari, Volker T. Heussler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-05-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00139-17