Identification of merozoite secreted repertoire and immuno-pharmacological inhibition of a novel host-parasite interaction to block malarial infection
N. Singh, A. Munjal, G. Kunari, S. Kaushik, A. K. Kahlon, S. Gupta, A. Chaurasiya, Z.-e.- Anam, M. k. Maurya, P. Srivastava, J. Singhal, M. Marothia, P. Joshi, R. Jain, D. A. B. Rex, , S. Singh
This study identifies the secretory repertoire of Plasmodium merozoites and discovers a peptide that disrupts a key host-parasite interaction, blocking malarial infection.
bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology