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Plasmodium yoelii iron transporter PyDMT1 interacts with host ferritin and is required in full activity for malarial pathogenesis

BACKGROUND: The rapid reproduction of malaria parasites requires proper iron uptake. However, the process of iron absorption by parasites is rarely studied. Divalent metal transporter (DMT1) is a critical iron transporter responsible for uptaking iron. A homolog of human DMT1 exists in the malaria p...

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Autores principales: Zhong, Mengjiao, Zhou, Bing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10696721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38049852
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01776-y