Abstract
Sexual differentiation of the malaria parasite is a pre-requisite for transmission from humans to the mosquito vector and has emerged as a target for intervention in eradication efforts. In this issue of Cell, a study from Marti, Clardy, and colleagues (Brancucci et al., 2017) describes a host-derived lipid lysophosphatidylcholine (LysoPC) that regulates sexual commitment. Sexual differentiation of the malaria parasite is a pre-requisite for transmission from humans to the mosquito vector and has emerged as a target for intervention in eradication efforts. In this issue of Cell, a study from Marti, Clardy, and colleagues (Brancucci et al., 2017) describes a host-derived lipid lysophosphatidylcholine (LysoPC) that regulates sexual commitment.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1474-1476 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Cell |
| Volume | 171 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 14 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology