Plasmodium falciparum: sacrificing membrane to grow crystals?

Hempelmann, E., Motta, C., Hughes, Ruth, Ward, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2331-3192 and Bray, Patrick (2003) 'Plasmodium falciparum: sacrificing membrane to grow crystals?'. Trends in Parasitology, Vol 19, Issue 1, pp. 23-26.

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	QX Parasitology > Protozoa > QX 135 Plasmodia QX Parasitology > QX 20 Research (General) QX Parasitology > Protozoa > QX 50 Protozoa
Faculty: Department:	Groups (2002 - 2012) > Molecular & Biochemical Parasitology Group
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/s1471-4922(02)00011-9
Depositing User:	Sarah Lewis-Newton
Date Deposited:	16 Jul 2012 13:34
Last Modified:	17 Jul 2020 10:59
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/2571

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