Identification of basal complex protein that is essential for maturation of transmission-stage malaria parasites

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, the parasite responsible for the deadliest cases of malaria. A membranous and proteinaceous scaffold called the inner membrane complex (IMC) supports the parasite during morphological changes, including segmentation of daughter cells during asexual replication and formation of transmission-stage gametocytes. The basal complex lines the edge of the IMC during segmentation and likely facilitates IMC expansion. It...

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