In recent years, there has been a growing appreciation of the role metabolism plays in controlling nearly all aspects of cellular function. Three recent articles explore how host metabolic cues influence different aspects of Plasmodium biology during infection, including parasite growth and sexual differentiation.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals
Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription
$29.99 / 30 days
cancel any time
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 digital issues and online access to articles
$119.00 per year
only $9.92 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Zuzarte-Luis, V. et al. Nat. Microbiol. 2, 1600–1607 (2017).
Mancio-Silva, L. et al. Nature 547, 213–216 (2017).
Brancucci, N. M. B. et al. Cell 171, 1532–1544 (2017).
Kalyanaraman, B. et al. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1840, 739–744 (2014).
Milne, G. L., Dai, Q. & Roberts, L. J. 2nd Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1851, 433–445 (2015).
Dalleau, S. et al. Cell. Death Differ. 20, 1615–1630 (2013).
Ros, J. Protein Carbonylation: Principles, Analysis, and Biological Implications. (John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2017).
Modiano, D. et al. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci USA 93, 13206–13211 (1996).
Stein, S. C. et al. Biochem. J. 345 (Pt 3), 437–443 (2000).
Kafsack, B. F. et al. Nature 507, 248–252 (2014).
Eksi, S. et al. PLoS. Pathog. 8, e1002964 (2012).
Psychogios, N. et al. PLoS. ONE 6, e16957 (2011).
Drobnik, W. et al J. Lipid Res. 44, 754–761 (2003).
Orikiiriza, J. et al. Metabolomics 13, 41 (2017).
Josling, G. A. & Llinas, M. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 13, 573–587 (2015).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Competing interests
The authors declare no competing financial interests.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Williamson, K.C., Levine, R.L. & Miller, L.H. Even malaria parasites watch their host’s diet. Nat Microbiol 3, 130–131 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-017-0105-3
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-017-0105-3