Proteolytic Activation of the Essential Parasitophorous Vacuole Cysteine Protease SERA6 Accompanies Malaria Parasite Egress from Its Host Erythrocyte*

Background: Malaria parasite egress from host erythrocytes requires cysteine protease activity, but the identity of key parasite proteases is unknown.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ruecker, Andrea, Shea, Michael, Hackett, Fiona, Suarez, Catherine, Hirst, Elizabeth M. A., Milutinovic, Katarina, Withers-Martinez, Chrislaine, Blackman, Michael J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3488066/