Genome-scale, functional screen of Plasmodium sexual replication.

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address:

Published: January 2025

Malaria mortality remains above 500 000 people annually, demonstrating the need for new and innovative control approaches. Using a genome-scale, functional screen of Plasmodium sexual replication, Sayers et al. identified over 300 genes essential for malaria transmission through the mosquito, providing many new candidates for drug and vaccine development.

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