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Megumi Tanaka

Nagasaki University

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Plasmodium falciparum diacylglycerol acyltransferase maintains phospholipid homeostasis to regulate sexual differentiation, ER stress, and cytoadhesion

Minako Yoshida, Junpei Fukumoto, Shinya Miyazaki, Megumi Tanaka, Suzumi M. Tokuoka, Hideru Obinata, Takaya Sakura, Yoko Onizuka, D.K. Inaoka, Kiyoshi Kita, Kazuhide Yahata, Eizo Takashima, Hideo Shindou, Fuyuki Tokumasu

This study shows that PfDGAT is essential for Plasmodium falciparum survival by maintaining phospholipid homeostasis, regulating sexual differentiation, ER stress, and cytoadhesion.

bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology