Malaria parasite cGMP-dependent protein kinase regulates blood stage merozoite secretory organelle discharge and egress.

The malaria parasite replicates within an intraerythrocytic parasitophorous vacuole (PV). Eventually, in a tightly regulated process called egress, proteins of the PV and intracellular merozoite surface are modified by an essential parasite serine protease called PfSUB1, whilst the enclosing PV and...

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Main Authors: Christine R Collins, Fiona Hackett, Malcolm Strath, Maria Penzo, Chrislaine Withers-Martinez, David A Baker, Michael J Blackman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23675297/?tool=EBI