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Malaria parasites utilize two essential plasma membrane fusogens for gamete fertilization
Cell fusion of female and male gametes is the climax of sexual reproduction. In many organisms, the Hapless 2 (HAP2) family of proteins play a critical role in gamete fusion. We find that Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of human malaria, expresses two HAP2 proteins: PfHAP2 and PfHAP2p. Th...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9568910/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36241929 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-022-04583-w |