2024
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06374-7
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The C-terminal region of the Plasmodium berghei gamete surface 184-kDa protein Pb184 contributes to fertilization and male gamete binding to the residual body

Kazuhiko Nakayama,
Asako Haraguchi,
Jun Hakozaki
et al.

Abstract: Background Malaria, a global health concern, is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus, which undergo gametogenesis in the midgut of mosquitoes after ingestion of an infected blood meal. The resulting male and female gametes fuse to form a zygote, which differentiates into a motile ookinete. After traversing the midgut epithelium, the ookinete differentiates into an oocyst on the basal side of the epithelium. Methods Membrane proteins with inc… Show more

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