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10th Malaria Meeting

Working party Malaria / Section Antiparasitic Chemotherapy of the Paul-Ehrlich-Society (PEG e.V.) in cooperation with the German Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health (DTG e.V.) and the German Society for Parasitology (DGP e.V.)

09.11. - 10.11.2012, Marburg an der Lahn

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Single, white, female – a tale of P. falciparum sex

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  • A. G. Maier - Australian National University, Canberra, AU

10th Malaria Meeting. Marburg, 09.-10.11.2012. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2013. Doc12mal06

doi: 10.3205/12mal06, urn:nbn:de:0183-12mal068

Published: January 8, 2013

© 2013 Maier.
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Gametocytes, the transmissible forms of the malaria parasites, represent a significant bottleneck in the parasite’s life-cycle. The formation of these forms is tightly regulated, however, the exact molecular mechanism is poorly understood. Here we present the characterization of a gametocyte specific transport molecule that plays a role in the genesis of these forms.