MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Malaria transmission relies on concavin-mediated maintenance of Plasmodium sporozoite cell shape
J. Kehrer, P. Formaglio, J. M. Muthinja…·F. Frischknecht
This study identifies concavin as a protein essential for maintaining Plasmodium sporozoite shape during mosquito transmission and skin migration, with its absence leading to shape defects and reduced transmission efficiency.
DOI 10.1101/2021.11.06.467543