Conditional depletion of PFE1605w (A) Confocal immunofluorescence and Western blot. analysis of synchronized 3D7 parasites expressing endogenous PFE1605w as a C-terminally tagged DD fusion protein grown for 96 hours in presence (PFE1605wON) or absence (PFE1605wOFF) of 625 nM Shield-1. Nuclei were stained with DAPI. Scale bar = 3 μm. Immunofluorescence assays showed the expected localisation of tagged PFE1605w at Maurer’s clefts and at the iRBC membrane. In parasites grown for 96 hours without Shield-1(PFE1605wOFF), PFE1605w levels were highly reduced and residual protein was only visible within the parasite. Parasites grown for 96 hours under the presence of Shield-1 (PFE1605wON) displayed normal levels and distribution of PFE1605w.

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