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Nature Reviews Microbiology 7, 550 (1 August 2009) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2194

Parasitology: Plasmodium protein portal

Christiaan van Ooij

Plasmodium parasites modify the host erythrocyte in which they replicate by exporting proteins that influence cellular properties such as rigidity, adherence and permeability. Although this is a crucial process, the mechanism of export is not understood.