Pellicle formation in the malaria parasite

The intraerythrocytic developmental cycle of Plasmodium falciparum is completed with the release of up to 32 invasive daughter cells, the merozoites, into the blood stream. Before release, the final step of merozoite development is the assembly of the cortical pellicle, a multi-layered membrane stru...

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Main Authors: Kono, Maya, Heincke, Dorothee, Wilcke, Louisa, Wong, Tatianna Wai Ying, Bruns, Caroline, Herrmann, Susann, Spielmann, Tobias, Gilberger, Tim W.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4760376/