Pfcerli2, a duplicated gene in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum essential for invasion of erythrocytes as revealed by phylogenetic and cell biological analysis.
B. Liffner, J. M. Balbin, G. J. Shami, J. Strauss, S. Frolich, G. K. Heinemann, A. Alder, J. S. Wichers, L. Tilley, M. W. A. Dixon, T. W. Gilberger, D. W. Wilson
This study identifies PfCERLI2 as an essential protein for merozoite invasion in Plasmodium falciparum through phylogenetic and cell biological analysis.
Communications Biology · Feb 9, 2022Peer-reviewedMicrobiology