A novel micronemal protein, Scot1, is essential for apicoplast biogenesis and liver stage development in Plasmodium berghei
Ankit Ghosh, Akancha Mishra, Raksha Devi, Sunil Kumar Narwal, Nirdosh Nirdosh, Pratik Narain Srivastava, Satish Mishra
This paper identifies Scot1, a micronemal protein essential for late liver-stage development and apicoplast biogenesis in Plasmodium berghei, showing its potential as a target for malaria vaccines.
ACS Infectious Diseases · Jul 22, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology