PfAtg8 localizes to the apicoplast. P. falciparum FCR3 (A–E) and P. falciparum 3D7 transfected with ACP-GFP (F–H) were stained with the indicated organelle markers and visualized by confocal microscopy (because ACP-GFP was not uniformly expressed, some merozoites displayed only faint GFP signals). Anti-PfAtg8 antibody #1 was used in (A–F), and anti-PfAtg8 antibody #2 was used in (G). Apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1) as a microneme marker (A), rhoptry-associated protein 1 (RAP1) as a rhoptry body marker (B), rhoptry neck protein 2 (RON2) as a rhoptry neck marker (C), the ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen (RESA) as a dense granule marker (D), MitoTrackerRed CMXRos as a mitochondria marker (E), ACPGFP (F–H) and the organellar histone-like protein PfHU (H) as an apicoplast marker were used. Scale bar, 1 mm.
Kitamura K, Kishi-Itakura C, Tsuboi T, Sato S, Kita K, Ohta N, Mizushima N. Autophagy-Related Atg8 Localizes to the Apicoplast of the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e42977.
Other associated proteins
PFID | Formal Annotation |
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PF3D7_0102200 | ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen |
PF3D7_0208500 | acyl carrier protein |
PF3D7_0904700 | bacterial histone-like protein |
PF3D7_1019900 | autophagy-related protein 8 |
PF3D7_1410400 | rhoptry-associated protein 1 |
PF3D7_1452000 | rhoptry neck protein 2 |