Inward cholesterol gradient of the membrane system in P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes involves a dilution effect from parasite-produced lipids

Inward cholesterol gradient of the membrane system in P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes involves a dilution effect from parasite-produced lipids

Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) infection remodels the human erythrocyte with new membrane systems, including a modified host erythrocyte membrane (EM), a parasitophorous vacuole membrane (PVM), a tubulovesicular network (TVN), and Maurer's clefts (MC). Here we report on the relative cholesterol con...

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Main Authors: Fuyuki Tokumasu, Georgeta Crivat, Hans Ackerman, Jeeseong Hwang, Thomas E. Wellems
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2014-05-01
Series:Biology Open
Subjects:
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
Parasitophorous vacuole membrane
Maurer's cleft
Detergent-resistant membrane domain
Membrane rafts
Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/3/6/529

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