A multipass membrane protein interacts with the cGMP-dependent protein kinase to regulate critical calcium signals in malaria parasites
A. C. Balestra, K. Koussis, N. Klages, S. A. Howell, H. R. Flynn, M. Bantscheff, C. Pasquarello, A. J. Perrin, L. Brusini, P. Arboit, O. Sanz, L. Peces-Barba Castano, C. Withers-Martinez, A. Hainard, S. Ghidelli-Disse, , M. Brochet
This study identifies ICM1, a multipass membrane protein interacting with PKG in malaria parasites, and shows it regulates calcium signals critical for gametogenesis and parasite survival.
bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2020Microbiology