Essential role for HSP40 in asexual replication and thermotolerance of malaria parasites
Brianne Roper, Deepika Kannan, Emily S. Mathews, Audrey R. Odom John
This study shows HSP40 is essential for malaria parasite asexual replication and survival at febrile temperatures, with a specific role in heat shock tolerance rather than proteotoxic stress.
PLoS Pathogens · Jul 8, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology