Membrane Transport in the Malaria Parasite

Kiaran Kirk; Rowena Martin

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-8757-9_14-2

Membrane Transport in the Malaria Parasite

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The malaria parasite-infected erythrocyte is one cell inside another and, as such, is a complex multimembrane system. The host erythrocyte is bounded by a plasma membrane, and within the infected erythrocyte cytosol are parasite-derived membranous networks that manifest themselves as Maurers clefts and other tubulovesicular structures. The intraerythrocytic parasite is enclosed within a parasitophorous vacuole membrane, and the parasite itself is bounded by a plasma membrane. Within the parasite is a complex endomembrane system comprising a plethora of membrane-bound compartments (organelles). These include the parasites digestive vacuole, the apicoplast, and the mitochondrion, each of which is the site of action of at least one class of antimalarial drug.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Malaria
Editors	Marcel Hommel & Peter Kremsner
Place of Publication	Online
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	1-11pp
Number of pages	11
Volume	1
Edition	Continuously updated
ISBN (Print)	9781461487579
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8757-9_14-2
Publication status	Published - 2015

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