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Quantitative model and physical mechanisms of iRBC membrane curling during egress of malaria parasites
Nick Gorkavyi, Andrea Parmeggiani, Andrey V. Kajava
The paper develops a biophysical model to explain the energy mechanisms behind iRBC membrane curling during malaria parasite egress, showing that lateral lipid diffusion, not viscosity, drives the process.
DOI 10.1101/2024.02.13.579773