PF3D7_1230400 ATP-dependent protease subunit ClpQ

Ultrathin immunogold-labeled cryosections of Plasmodium falciparum HslV (PfHslV)-enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP) expressing parasites residing in erythrocytes (ery). Mitochondria (m) are labeled with anti-GFP antibodies and silver-enhanced Nanogold. (A) Two mitochondria close to the parasite’s plasma membrane (pm). (B) A longitudinal section through a gold decorated mitochondrion. Arrowheads point to double membranes of mitochondria. Gold labeling on non-transfected parasites was negligible. Bar = 200 nm.

Tschan S, Kreidenweiss A, Stierhof YD, Sessler N, Fendel R, Mordmüller B. Mitochondrial localization of the threonine peptidase PfHslV, a ClpQ ortholog in Plasmodium falciparum. Int J Parasitol. 2010 40:1517-23 Copyright Elsevier 2010

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