Malaria sporozoite proteome leaves a trail

Genome Biol. 2009;10(4):216. doi: 10.1186/gb-2009-10-4-216. Epub 2009 Apr 21.

Abstract

The malaria parasite sporozoite proteome changes during maturation, revealing proteins specifically expressed in the stage that infects the human host.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anopheles / parasitology
  • Humans
  • Malaria, Falciparum / parasitology
  • Models, Biological
  • Plasmodium falciparum / growth & development
  • Plasmodium falciparum / metabolism*
  • Proteome / analysis*
  • Proteomics / methods
  • Protozoan Proteins / analysis*
  • Sporozoites / growth & development
  • Sporozoites / metabolism*

Substances

  • Proteome
  • Protozoan Proteins