PHIST proteins: at the center of host cell remodeling

During the asexual cycle, Plasmodium falciparum extensively remodels the human erythrocyte to make it a suitable host cell. A large number of exported proteins facilitate this remodeling process, which causes erythrocytes to become more rigid, cytoadherent, and permeable for nutrients and metabolic...

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Main Authors: Warncke, J, Vakonakis, I, Beck, H
Format: Journal article
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016