The spatial proteome of the Plasmodium falciparum schizont illuminates the composition and evolutionary trajectories of its organelles
Scott A. Chisholm, Victor Flores, Alison Kemp, Lisa M. Breckels, Luděk Kořený, Nicolas Dos Santos Pacheco, Konstantin V. Barylyuk, Anna Kuroshchenkova, Kathryn Susan Lilley, Julian C. Rayner, Ross F. Waller
This study maps the spatial proteome of Plasmodium falciparum schizonts, identifying 24 cellular niches and classifying 1646 proteins, while revealing evolutionary patterns in parasite organelles.
Nature Communications · May 30, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology