Connecting adhesion dynamics and trail formation in malaria parasites by imaging the major surface antigens CSP and TRAP
Kevin Walz, Mirko Singer, Leon Lettermann, Yvonne Sokolowski, Carolina Thieleke‐Matos, Sylvia Olberg, Magdalena C. Unterreiner, Christine Selhuber‐Unkel, Vibor Laketa, Ulrich S. Schwarz, Friedrich Frischknecht
This study uses imaging to show how TRAP and CSP dynamics drive adhesion and trail formation in malaria sporozoites, revealing a link between adhesion and trail formation.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology