Acyl Carrier Protein is Essential for Apicoplast Biogenesis in Malaria Parasites Independent of Fatty Acid Synthesis
Sage WR Geher, Seyi Falekun, Jessica N. Pita-Aquino, Russell Swift, Megan Okada, Yasaman Jami‐Alahmadi, James Akira Wohlschlegel, Sean T. Prigge, Paul A. Sigala
This study shows that Acyl Carrier Protein (ACP) is essential for apicoplast biogenesis in blood-stage P. falciparum malaria parasites, independent of its role in fatty acid synthesis.
bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2026Biochemistry