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The Skeleton of the Deadly Malaria Parasite Reveals Its Secrets – SciTechDaily
Research teams from UNIGE have discovered that the cytoskeleton of the malaria parasite comprises a vestigial form of an organelle called conoid, initially thought…
Plasmodium at the ookinete stage viewed by expansion microscopy. The image shows the cytoskeleton of the pathogen following the labeling of tubulin. The conoid is the ring visible at the upper tip of the cell. Credit: © UNIGE/HAMEL
Research teams from UNIGE have discovered that the cytoskeleton of the malaria parasite comprises a vestigial form of an organelle called conoid, initially thought to be absent from this species and which could play a role in host invasion.
Plasmodium is the parasite…
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