Liver-stage Plasmodium (IMAGE)

Duke University

Liver-stage Plasmodium

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The liver stage of the malaria parasite Plasmodium (blue) relies on a host protein called aquaporin-3 (pink) to survive and copy itself. Inhibiting the function of aquaporin-3 may provide a new way to fight the proliferation of the Plasmodium parasite and prevent malaria before symptoms start.

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Dora Posfai, Duke University

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