High-resolution structures of malaria parasite actomyosin and actin filaments.

Malaria is responsible for half a million deaths annually and poses a huge economic burden on the developing world. The mosquito-borne parasites (Plasmodium spp.) that cause the disease depend upon an unconventional actomyosin motor for both gliding motility and host cell invasion. The motor system,...

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Main Authors: Juha Vahokoski, Lesley J Calder, Andrea J Lopez, Justin E Molloy, Inari Kursula, Peter B Rosenthal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1010408&type=printable
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