Malaria parasites require a divergent heme oxygenase for apicoplast gene expression and biogenesis
Malaria parasites have evolved unusual metabolic adaptations that specialize them for growth within heme-rich human erythrocytes. During blood-stage infection, Plasmodium falciparum parasites internalize and digest abundant host hemoglobin within the digestive vacuole. This massive catabolic process...
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2024-12-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/100256 |
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