The ApiAP2 factor PfAP2-HC is an integral component of heterochromatin in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
E. Carrington, R. H. M. Cooijmans, D. Keller, C. G. Toenhake, R. Bartfai, T. S. Voss
The paper identifies PfAP2-HC as a heterochromatin component in Plasmodium falciparum, showing it binds heterochromatin without DNA-binding and is dependent on heterochromatin protein 1.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2020Microbiology