Identification of rhoptry trafficking determinants and evidence for a novel sorting mechanism in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
The rhoptry of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is an unusual secretory organelle that is thought to be related to secretory lysosomes in higher eukaryotes. Rhoptries contain an extensive collection of proteins that participate in host cell invasion and in the formation of the parasitophor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2648313?pdf=render |