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| Title |
Temporal evaluation of commitment to sexual development in Plasmodium falciparum
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Malaria Journal, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-12-134 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christopher L Peatey, Matthew WA Dixon, Donald L Gardiner, Katharine R Trenholme |
| Abstract |
The production of gametocytes is essential for transmission of malaria parasites from the mammalian host to the mosquito vector. However the process by which the asexual blood-stage parasite undergoes commitment to sexual development is not well understood. This process is known to be sensitive to environmental stimuli and it has been suggested that a G protein dependent system may mediate the switch, but there is little evidence that the Plasmodium falciparum genome encodes heterotrimeric G proteins. Previous studies have indicated that the malaria parasite can interact with endogenous erythrocyte G proteins, and other components of the cyclic nucleotide pathway have been identified in P. falciparum. Also, the polypeptide cholera toxin, which induces commitment to gametocytogenesis is known to catalyze the ADP-ribosylation of the α(s) class of heterotrimeric G protein α subunits in mammalian systems has been reported to detect a number of G(α) subunits in P. falciparum-infected red cells. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 40 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 38 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 33% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 18% |
| Researcher | 7 | 18% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 48% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 13% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 10% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 10% |
| Unknown | 4 | 10% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 November 2013.
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