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Open Access | Plasmodium falciparum FIKK Kinase Members Target Distinct Components of the Erythrocyte Membrane

Submitted by Kabogo on July 29, 2010 - 11:46
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Marta C. Nunes, Mami Okada, Christine Scheidig-Benatar, Brian M. Cooke, Artur Scherf
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PLoS ONE 5(7): e11747
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ascherf@pasteur.fr

Our results suggest that FIKK members phosphorylate different membrane skeleton proteins of the infected erythrocyte in a stage-specific manner, inducing alterations in the mechanical properties of the parasite-infected red blood cell.

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