Hangjun Ke

This paper identifies PfAnchor as an essential protein for apicoplast fission and inheritance in Plasmodium falciparum, showing its interaction with PfDyn2 and its role in parasite survival.

This study challenges the apicoplast-minus concept in Plasmodium falciparum by showing that apicoplast-derived vesicles are inherited and retain four-membrane structures, suggesting a genome-less apicoplast derivative called apicosomes.

This study identifies the localization and functions of two pyrophosphatases in Plasmodium falciparum, showing their roles in pyrophosphate homeostasis across subcellular compartments.

This study shows that PfDyn2 is essential for apicoplast and mitochondrial fission in Plasmodium falciparum, leading to cytokinesis failure and developmental defects.