PfCERLI1 is a conserved rhoptry associated protein essential for Plasmodium falciparum merozoite invasion of erythrocytes

Rhoptries are essential organelles for invasion of erythrocytes by Plasmodium. Here, the authors characterize the rhoptry-associated protein CERLI1 using quantitative super-resolution microscopy, showing that it is important for parasite invasion and secretion of rhoptry proteins including vaccine a...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Liffner, Sonja Frölich, Gary K. Heinemann, Boyin Liu, Stuart A. Ralph, Matthew W. A. Dixon, Tim-Wolf Gilberger, Danny W. Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15127-w