Arrest of nuclear division in Plasmodium through blockage of erythrocyte surface exposed ribosomal protein P2.

Malaria parasites reside inside erythrocytes and the disease manifestations are linked to the growth inside infected erythrocytes (IE). The growth of the parasite is mostly confined to the trophozoite stage during which nuclear division occurs followed by the formation of cell bodies (schizogony). T...

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Main Authors: Sudipta Das, Himanish Basu, Reshma Korde, Rita Tewari, Shobhona Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3415463?pdf=render