The Plasmodium berghei Ca(2+)/H(+) exchanger, PbCAX, is essential for tolerance to environmental Ca(2+) during sexual development.

Ca(2+) contributes to a myriad of important cellular processes in all organisms, including the apicomplexans, Plasmodium and Toxoplasma. Due to its varied and essential roles, free Ca(2+) is tightly regulated by complex mechanisms. These mechanisms are therefore of interest as putative drug targets....

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Main Authors: David S Guttery, Jon K Pittman, Karine Frénal, Benoit Poulin, Leon R McFarlane, Ksenija Slavic, Sally P Wheatley, Dominique Soldati-Favre, Sanjeev Krishna, Rita Tewari, Henry M Staines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-02-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1003191&type=printable
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