PfMAP-2 is essential for male gametogenesis in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
Abstract In malaria parasites, male gametogenesis is a proliferative stage essential for parasite transmission to the mosquito vector. It is a rapid process involving three rounds of genome replication alternating with closed endomitoses, and assembly of axonemes to produce eight flagellated motile...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-07-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68717-5 |