How Malaria Parasites Acquire Nutrients From Their Host

Plasmodium parasites responsible for the disease malaria reside within erythrocytes. Inside this niche host cell, parasites internalize and digest host hemoglobin to source amino acids required for protein production. However, hemoglobin does not contain isoleucine, an amino acid essential for Plasm...

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Autores principales: Counihan, Natalie A., Modak, Joyanta K., de Koning-Ward, Tania F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8027349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33842474
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.649184

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8027349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33842474
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.649184

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