The Coming-Out of Malaria Gametocytes [Review Article]
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- The tropical disease malaria, which results in more than one million deaths annually, is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium and transmitted by blood-feeding Anopheline mosquitoes. Parasite transition from the human host to the mosquito vector is mediated by gametocytes, sexual stages that are formed in human erythrocytes, which therefore play a crucial part in the spread of the tropical disease. The uptake by the blood-feeding mosquito triggers important molecular and cellular changes in the gametocytes, thus mediating theThe tropical disease malaria, which results in more than one million deaths annually, is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium and transmitted by blood-feeding Anopheline mosquitoes. Parasite transition from the human host to the mosquito vector is mediated by gametocytes, sexual stages that are formed in human erythrocytes, which therefore play a crucial part in the spread of the tropical disease. The uptake by the blood-feeding mosquito triggers important molecular and cellular changes in the gametocytes, thus mediating the rapid adjustment of the parasite from the warm-blooded host to the insect host and subsequently initiating reproduction. The contact with midgut factors triggers gametocyte activation and results in their egress from the enveloping erythrocyte, which then leads to gamete formation and fertilization. This review summarizes recent findings on the role of gametocytes during transmission to themosquito and particularly focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying gametocyte activation and emergence from the host erythrocyte during gametogenesis.…
Author: | Andrea Kuehn, Gabriele Pradel |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-68196 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für Molekulare Infektionsbiologie |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2010 |
Source: | In: Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology (2010) Article ID 976827, 11 p. DOI: 10.1155/2010/976827 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
GND Keyword: | Malaria |
Release Date: | 2012/10/11 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung |