Malaria parasite evades mosquito immunity by glutaminyl cyclase mediated protein modification
S. K. Kolli, A. Molina-Cruz, T. Araki, F. J. A. v. Geurten, J. Ramesar, S. Chevalley-Maurel, H. J. Kroeze, S. Bezemer, C. de Korne, R. Withers, N. Raytselis, A. F. El Hebieshy, R. Q. Kim, M. Child, S. Kakuta, , C. J. Janse
This study shows that Plasmodium sporozoites use glutaminyl cyclase to modify surface proteins, evading mosquito immune detection and melanization.
bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2021Microbiology