Plasmepsins are a group of diverse aspartic proteases in the malaria parasite Plasmodium.
Their functions are strikingly multifaceted, ranging from hemoglobin degradation to secretory …

Phylum Apicomplexa comprises a large group of obligate intracellular parasites of high
medical and veterinary importance. These organisms succeed intracellularly by effecting …

Artemisinins are the cornerstone of anti-malarial drugs. Emergence and spread of resistance
to them,, raises risk of wi** out recent gains achieved in reducing worldwide malaria …

The intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii dramatically reprograms the transcriptome of
host cells it infects, including substantially up-regulating the host oncogene c-myc. By …

For proliferation, the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum needs to modify the infected
host cell extensively. To achieve this, the parasite exports proteins containing a Plasmodium …

Hundreds of effector proteins of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
constitute a" secretome" carrying a host-targeting (HT) signal, which predicts their export …

Hemibiotrophs, such as Phytophthora infestans, exhibit distinct phases of their life cycle: an
early asymptomatic biotrophic phase and a late necrotrophic stage that is characterized by …

Malaria parasites live within erythrocytes in the host bloodstream and induce crucial
changes to these cells. By so doing, they can obtain the nutrients that they require for growth …

Malaria parasites can readily sense and adapt to environmental changes, thus making the
control and eradication of this disease difficult. Molecular studies have unraveled a very …

Quite aside from its immense importance as a human pathogen, studies in recent years
have brought to light the fact that the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is an …