Characterization of the Tubovesicular Network in Plasmodium vivax Liver Stage Hypnozoites and Schizonts

Characterization of the Tubovesicular Network in Plasmodium vivax Liver Stage Hypnozoites and Schizonts

Plasmodium is a genus of apicomplexan parasites which replicate in the liver before causing malaria. Plasmodium vivax can also persist in the liver as dormant hypnozoites and cause clinical relapse upon activation, but the molecular mechanisms leading to activation have yet to be discovered. In this...

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Main Authors: Kayla Sylvester, Steven P. Maher, Dora Posfai, Michael K. Tran, McKenna C. Crawford, Amélie Vantaux, Benoît Witkowski, Dennis E. Kyle, Emily R. Derbyshire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Plasmodium
malaria
vivax
hypnozoites
tubovesicular network
AQP3
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.687019/full

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