Intraerythrocytic plasmodium falciparum expresses a high affinity facilitative hexose transporter
Asexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum cause severe malaria and are dependent upon host glucose for energy. We have identified a glucose transporter ofP. falciparum (PfHT1) and studied its function and expression during parasite development in vitro. PfHT1 is a saturable, sodium-independent, and st...
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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1999
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