Nutrient stress dramatically increases malaria parasite clag2 copy number to increase host cell permeability and enable pathogen survival
Nicole B. Potchen, Tatiane Macedo Silva, Inderjeet Kalia, Justin Lack, Sanjay A. Desai
The paper shows that malaria parasites increase clag2 copy number under nutrient stress to enhance host cell permeability and survival.
bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology