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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive Plus
ORGANISM(S): Plasmodium Berghei Anka
TISSUE(S): Bile
SUBMITTER: Joseph Vinetz
LAB HEAD: Prof. Jospeh M. Vinetz
PROVIDER: PXD021970 | Pride | 2021-09-09
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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F519268.dat | Other | |||
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QEp20-0471_Kaur_Chitinase-IP_1.raw | Raw |
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Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 20210108
Malaria parasites are transmitted by <i>Anopheles</i> mosquitoes. During its life cycle in the mosquito vector the <i>Plasmodium</i> ookinete escapes the proteolytic milieu of the post-blood meal midgut by traversing the midgut wall. This process requires penetration of the chitin-containing peritrophic matrix lining the midgut epithelium, which depends in part on ookinete-secreted chitinases. <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> ookinetes have one chitinase (PfCHT1), whereas ookinetes of the avian-infe ...[more]