An ER-resident lipid scramblase is crucial for biogenesis and function of apicomplexan parasite secretory organelles
G. Srinivas Reddy, Somesh M. Gorde, Kanika Saxena, Manash Kumar Behera, Abhijit S. Deshmukh, Puran Singh Sijwali
This study identifies VMP1 as an ER-resident lipid scramblase essential for secretory organelle biogenesis in apicomplexan parasites, with functional conservation across species.
Nature Communications · Dec 13, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology