A choline-releasing glycerophosphodiesterase essential for phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis and blood stage development in the malaria parasite

The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum synthesizes significant amounts of phospholipids to meet the demands of replication within red blood cells. De novo phosphatidylcholine (PC) biosynthesis via the Kennedy pathway is essential, requiring choline that is primarily sourced from host serum lysop...

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Main Authors:	Abhinay Ramaprasad, Paul-Christian Burda, Enrica Calvani, Aaron J Sait, Susana Alejandra Palma-Duran, Chrislaine Withers-Martinez, Fiona Hackett, James Macrae, Lucy Collinson, Tim Wolf Gilberger, Michael J Blackman
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2022-12-01
Series:	eLife
Subjects:	malaria glycerophosphodiesterase lysophosphatidylcholine phosphatidylcholine synthesis Plasmodium
Online Access:	https://elifesciences.org/articles/82207
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