Plasmodium falciparum GAP40 Plays an Essential Role in Merozoite Invasion and Gametocytogenesis

Plasmodium falciparum GAP40 Plays an Essential Role in Merozoite Invasion and Gametocytogenesis

ABSTRACT Cyclic invasion of red blood cells (RBCs) by Plasmodium merozoites is associated with the symptoms and pathology of malaria. Merozoite invasion is powered actively and rapidly by a parasite actomyosin motor called the glideosome. The ability of the glideosome to generate force to support me...

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Main Authors: Lu He, Yue Qiu, Geping Pang, Siqi Li, Jingjing Wang, Yonghui Feng, Lumeng Chen, Liying Zhu, Yinjie Liu, Liwang Cui, Yaming Cao, Xiaotong Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
GAP40
Plasmodium falciparum
glideosome
invasion
phosphorylation
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01434-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01434-23

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