The Plasmodium falciparum pseudoprotease SERA5 regulates the kinetics and efficiency of malaria parasite egress from host erythrocytes.

Egress of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum from its host red blood cell is a rapid, highly regulated event that is essential for maintenance and completion of the parasite life cycle. Egress is protease-dependent and is temporally associated with extensive proteolytic modification of paras...

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Main Authors: Christine R Collins, Fiona Hackett, Jonathan Atid, Michele Ser Ying Tan, Michael J Blackman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5500368?pdf=render