From the Mosquito to the Malaria Parasite Protein (IMAGE)

Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS)

From the Mosquito to the Malaria Parasite Protein

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Mosquitoes (left) inject malaria parasites (top middle) into skin. The parasites move very rapidly (bottom middle left) using a protein that is very similar to the one our cells (lower middle right) use to construct their form and contract: actin (right). Douglas and co-workers found that certain parts of the parasite protein are responsible for the different behavior of the actin in parasites.

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Heidelberg University Hospital/ HITS/ ZMBH

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