The activation of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes by exposure to low temperature and xanthurenic acid leads to the egress of mature male and female gametes from host erythrocytes, which is essential for fertilization and subsequent zygote formation. Gametes contain cytosolic vesicles bearing a pore forming protein known as PfPLP2. During egress, PfPLP2 containing vesicles gets redistributed from gamete cytoplasm to periphery. Subsequently, PfPLP2 is secreted from these vesicles leading to perforation of host erythrocyte membrane resulting in gamete egress. In this study, we have identified the role of a patatin-like phospholipase A2 (PfPATPL1) in P. falciparum gamete egress. We have taken a reverse genetics approach to generate a conditio...
Abstract Two members of 6-cysteine (6-cys) protein family, P48/45 and P230, are important for gamete...
Malaria is caused by parasites from Plasmodium genus and its gametogenesis is an essential step to e...
An essential step in the transmission of the malaria parasite to the Anopheles vector is the transfo...
The activation of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes by exposure to low temperature and xanthurenic a...
International audienceTransmission of Plasmodium falciparum involves a complex process that starts w...
Phosphodiesterase (PDE) and guanylyl cyclase (GC) enzymes are key components of the cGMP signalling ...
The obligate intracellular malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum undergoes several changes of host ...
The malaria parasite replicates within an intraerythrocytic parasitophorous vacuole (PV). Eventually...
The sexual phase of Plasmodium falciparum begins with the differentiation of intraerythrocytic sexua...
The malaria pathogen P. falciparum displays a well-regulated lipid metabolism required to ensure its...
Malaria parasite transmission requires differentiation of male and female gametocytes into gametes w...
Successful gametogenesis of the malaria parasite depends on egress of the gametocytes from the eryth...
Despite extensive eradication campaigns malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality wor...
A major obstacle in the development of novel anti-malarials is our limited knowledge of basic parasi...
Egress of malaria parasites from the host cell requires the concerted rupture of its enveloping memb...
Abstract Two members of 6-cysteine (6-cys) protein family, P48/45 and P230, are important for gamete...
Malaria is caused by parasites from Plasmodium genus and its gametogenesis is an essential step to e...
An essential step in the transmission of the malaria parasite to the Anopheles vector is the transfo...
The activation of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes by exposure to low temperature and xanthurenic a...
International audienceTransmission of Plasmodium falciparum involves a complex process that starts w...
Phosphodiesterase (PDE) and guanylyl cyclase (GC) enzymes are key components of the cGMP signalling ...
The obligate intracellular malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum undergoes several changes of host ...
The malaria parasite replicates within an intraerythrocytic parasitophorous vacuole (PV). Eventually...
The sexual phase of Plasmodium falciparum begins with the differentiation of intraerythrocytic sexua...
The malaria pathogen P. falciparum displays a well-regulated lipid metabolism required to ensure its...
Malaria parasite transmission requires differentiation of male and female gametocytes into gametes w...
Successful gametogenesis of the malaria parasite depends on egress of the gametocytes from the eryth...
Despite extensive eradication campaigns malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality wor...
A major obstacle in the development of novel anti-malarials is our limited knowledge of basic parasi...
Egress of malaria parasites from the host cell requires the concerted rupture of its enveloping memb...
Abstract Two members of 6-cysteine (6-cys) protein family, P48/45 and P230, are important for gamete...
Malaria is caused by parasites from Plasmodium genus and its gametogenesis is an essential step to e...
An essential step in the transmission of the malaria parasite to the Anopheles vector is the transfo...