Plasmodium myosin A drives parasite invasion by an atypical force generating mechanism

Plasmodium myosin A drives parasite invasion by an atypical force generating mechanism

Here, Robert-Paganin et al. show that myosin A from Plasmodium falciparum is critical for red blood cell invasion and that non-canonical interactions and regulated phosphorylation are important for force generation during parasite invasion.

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Main Authors: Julien Robert-Paganin, James P. Robblee, Daniel Auguin, Thomas C. A. Blake, Carol S. Bookwalter, Elena B. Krementsova, Dihia Moussaoui, Michael J. Previs, Guillaume Jousset, Jake Baum, Kathleen M. Trybus, Anne Houdusse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11120-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11120-0

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