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SUBMITTER: Andreadaki M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5824807 | biostudies-other | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Andreadaki Maria M Hanssen Eric E Deligianni Elena E Claudet Cyrille C Wengelnik Kai K Mollard Vanessa V McFadden Geoffrey I GI Abkarian Manouk M Braun-Breton Catherine C Siden-Kiamos Inga I
Scientific reports 20180223 1
Malaria parasites alternate between intracellular and extracellular stages and successful egress from the host cell is crucial for continuation of the life cycle. We investigated egress of Plasmodium berghei gametocytes, an essential process taking place within a few minutes after uptake of a blood meal by the mosquito. Egress entails the rupture of two membranes surrounding the parasite: the parasitophorous vacuole membrane (PVM), and the red blood cell membrane (RBCM). High-speed video microsc ...[more]