Apicoplast and Mitochondrion in Gametocytogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum

作者:Okamoto Noriko; Spurck Timothy P; Goodman Christopher D; McFadden Geoffrey I*
来源:Eukaryotic Cell, 2009, 8(1): 128-132.
DOI:10.1128/EC.00267-08

摘要

Live cell imaging of human malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum during gametocytogenesis revealed that the apicoplast does not grow, whereas the mitochondrion undergoes remarkable morphological development. A close connection of the two organelles is consistently maintained. The apicoplast and mitochondrion are not components of the male gametes, suggesting maternal inheritance.

  • 出版日期2009-1