Plasmodium Reproduction, Cell Size, and Transcription: How to Cope With Increasing DNA Content?

Plasmodium, the unicellular parasite that causes malaria, evolved a highly unusual mode of reproduction. During its complex life cycle, invasive or transmissive stages alternate with proliferating stages, where a single parasite can produce tens of thousands of progeny. In the clinically relevant bl...

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Main Authors: Marta Machado, Salome Steinke, Markus Ganter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.660679/full

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