PfCERLI2 localises to the rhoptry bulb. a 2D Confocal immunofluorescence microscopy of early PfCERLI2HAGlmS schizonts stained with DAPI (nucleus) and anti-HA (PfCERLI2) antibodies, along with antibodies to either RAP1 (rhoptry bulb), RON4 (rhoptry neck), AMA1 (micronemes), or MSP1-19 (merozoite surface). Scale bar =2 μm.. c Representative maximum-intensity projection of PfCERLI2HAGlmS parasites stained with antibodies to RAP1 (rhoptry bulb) and HA (CERLI2) and imaged using the super-resolution microscopy platform Airyscan. Yellow box indicates the zoom area for the right-hand panel.

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