Diversion at the ER: How Plasmodium falciparum exports proteins into host erythrocytes [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/SSCf6t]

Malaria is caused by parasites which live in host erythrocytes and remodel these cells to provide optimally for the parasites’ needs by exporting effector proteins into the host cells. Eight years ago the discovery of a host cell targeting sequence present in both soluble and transmembrane P. falcip...

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Main Author: Karin Römisch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2012-08-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/1-12/v1