Plasmodium falciparum: sacrificing membrane to grow crystals?

Ernst Hempelmann; Cristina Motta; Ruth Hughes; Steve Ward; Patrick G. Bray

doi:10.1016/s1471-4922(02)00011-9

Plasmodium falciparum: sacrificing membrane to grow crystals?

Ernst Hempelmann, Cristina Motta, Ruth Hughes, Steve Ward, Patrick G. Bray

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Abstract

The intraerythrocytic parasites of Plasmodium falciparum are surrounded by a parasitophorous vacuolar membrane (PVM) that plays an important role both in parasite nutrient acquisition and in the trafficking of parasite proteins to the host cell membrane. This article proposes a hypothesis for an additional function of the PVM in the biogenesis of haemozoin crystals in the cytostomal pathway.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-26
Number of pages	4
Journal	Trends In Parasitology
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s1471-4922(02)00011-9
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2003

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