A revised mechanism for how Plasmodium falciparum recruits and exports proteins into its erythrocytic host cell.
M. Gabriela, K. Matthews, C. Boshoven, B. Kouskousis, D. Steer, T. Jonsdottir, H. Bullen, B. Sleebs, B. Crabb, T. Koning-Ward, P. Gilson
This study identifies a mechanism by which Plasmodium falciparum directs exported proteins from the ER to PTEX for translocation into erythrocytes via HSP101 interactions.
bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2021Microbiology