A malaria parasite phospholipid flippase safeguards midgut traversal of ookinetes for mosquito transmission
Zhenke Yang, Yang Shi, Huiting Cui, Shuzhen Yang, Han Gao, Jing Yuan
Abstract
flippase as a mechanism of parasite survival in the midgut epithelium that is required for mosquito transmission.
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MidgutFlippaseParasite hostingMalariaCell biologyBiologyPlasmodium (life cycle)Transmission (telecommunications)PhospholipidAnophelesVirologyImmunologyMicrobiologyBiochemistryMembranePhosphatidylserineEcologyWorld Wide WebLarvaEngineeringComputer scienceElectrical engineeringMalaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms