Plasmodium falciparum PhIL1-associated complex plays an essential role in merozoite reorientation and invasion of host erythrocytes.

The human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum possesses unique gliding machinery referred to as the glideosome that powers its entry into the insect and vertebrate hosts. Several parasite proteins including Photosensitized INA-labelled protein 1 (PhIL1) have been shown to associate with glideoso...

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Main Authors: Ekta Saini, Pradeep Kumar Sheokand, Vaibhav Sharma, Prakhar Agrawal, Inderjeet Kaur, Shailja Singh, Asif Mohmmed, Pawan Malhotra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009750