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    CRISPR/Cas9-engineered inducible gametocyte producer lines as a valuable tool for Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission research

    The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum replicates inside erythrocytes in the blood of infected humans. During each replication cycle, a small proportion of parasites commits to sexual development and differen...

    Sylwia D. Boltryk, Armin Passecker, Arne Alder, Eilidh Carrington in Nature Communications (2021)

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    The catalytic subunit of Plasmodium falciparum casein kinase 2 is essential for gametocytogenesis

    Casein kinase 2 (CK2) is a pleiotropic kinase phosphorylating substrates in different cellular compartments in eukaryotes. In the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, PfCK2 is vital for asexual proliferation o...

    Eva Hitz, Olivia Grüninger, Armin Passecker, Matthias Wyss in Communications Biology (2021)