Malaria transmission relies on concavin-mediated maintenance of Plasmodium sporozoite cell shape
J. Kehrer, P. Formaglio, J. M. Muthinja, S. Weber, D. Baltissen, C. Lance, J. Ripp, J. Grech, M. Meissner, C. Funaya, R. Amino, F. Frischknecht
This study identifies concavin as a protein essential for maintaining Plasmodium sporozoite shape during mosquito transmission and skin migration, with its absence leading to shape defects and reduced transmission efficiency.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology