PlasmodiumRON11 triggers biogenesis of the merozoite rhoptry pair and is essential for erythrocyte invasion
David Anaguano,
Opeoluwa Adewale-Fasoro,
Grace S. Vick
et al.
Abstract:Malaria is a global and deadly human disease caused by the apicomplexan parasites of the genusPlasmodium. Parasite proliferation within human red blood cells (RBC) is associated with the clinical manifestations of the disease. This asexual expansion within human RBCs, begins with the invasion of RBCs byP. falciparum, which is mediated by the secretion of effectors from two specialized club-shaped secretory organelles in merozoite-stage parasites known as rhoptries. We investigated the function of the Rhoptry N… Show more
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