Three members of the 6-cys protein family of Plasmodium play a role in gamete fertility.

Three members of the 6-cys protein family of Plasmodium play a role in gamete fertility.

The process of fertilization is critically dependent on the mutual recognition of gametes and in Plasmodium, the male gamete surface protein P48/45 is vital to this process. This protein belongs to a family of 10 structurally related proteins, the so called 6-cys family. To identify the role of addi...

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Main Authors: Melissa R van Dijk, Ben C L van Schaijk, Shahid M Khan, Maaike W van Dooren, Jai Ramesar, Szymon Kaczanowski, Geert-Jan van Gemert, Hans Kroeze, Hendrik G Stunnenberg, Wijnand M Eling, Robert W Sauerwein, Andrew P Waters, Chris J Janse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2851734?pdf=render

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