Delineating Plasmodium liver infection across space and time.

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Department of Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany. Electronic address:

Published: February 2023

The liver is a major entry point and gatekeeper for invasive pathogens. However, high-resolution, spatiotemporal transcriptomic analysis of host-pathogen interactions has remained challenging. Afriat et al. have deconvoluted Plasmodium berghei liver-stage maturation at an unprecedented scale and discovered molecular signatures of heterogeneity during pre-erythrocytic development of malarial parasites.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2022.12.005DOI Listing

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