MicrobiologybioRxiv
Malaria parasite evades mosquito immunity by glutaminyl cyclase mediated protein modification
S. K. Kolli, A. Molina-Cruz, T. Araki…·C. J. Janse
This study shows that Plasmodium sporozoites use glutaminyl cyclase to modify surface proteins, evading mosquito immune detection and melanization.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2209729119