The impact of host stress on virulence phenotypes in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
(2020)
Thesis
Anagu, L. O. (2020). The impact of host stress on virulence phenotypes in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. (Thesis). Keele University
Plasmodium falciparum encodes a family of key virulence genes called var genes. These encode adhesive proteins that are expressed on infected erythrocytes in a mutually exclusive manner. The parasite’s sirtuins have been implicated in epigenetic sele... Read More about The impact of host stress on virulence phenotypes in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.