PfDYN2 localizes to vesicle-like structures in parasites. IFA of schizont-infected erythrocyte using anti-PfDYN2 (green, a-c). Merged images of PfDYN2 (green) and the ER PfBIP PF3D7_1108600 (red, d-f), the apicoplast PfACP PF3D7_0208500 (red, g-i) and the Golgi apparatus PfERD2 PF3D7_1353600 (red, j-l). In blue, DAPI-stained DNA and in right panels, phase contrast images. Co-localizations are indicated by arrowheads and appear under orange-yellow color. Bar = 5 mm. PfDYN2 partly colocalized with markers of the parasite endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and apicoplast, suggesting it could be implicated in vesicular trafficking and/or organelle fission events known to occur during the last hours of the parasite development in erythrocytes.

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