mSphere · 2021 · 13 citations · 77 references
Life SciencesGeneticsMolecular BiologyChromatin BiologyChromatin StructureGametogenesisHeterochromatin OrganizationMalariaMalaria Vector BiologyParasite Life CyclesParasite TransmissionProtozoan Host-parasite InteractionsBlood-stage Malaria PathogenesisCell Cycle DynamicsHeterochromatin Protein 1Malaria Parasite Life CycleMalaria ParasitesMosquito Vector CompetenceMosquito Vector EcologyPlasmodium Falciparum
Malaria is caused by unicellular Plasmodium species parasites that repeatedly invade and replicate inside red blood cells. Some blood-stage parasites exit the cell cycle and differentiate into gametocytes that are essential for malaria transmission via the mosquito vector.
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