Internalization of host DRM proteins in infected erythrocytes. Infected red cells were probed with primary and relevant secondary antibodies. PfEXP1, green CD59, red. Nucleus (blue) is stained with Hoechst, v indicates the periphery of the red cell, arrows indicate vacuolar parasite, and the scale bar is 5 µm.

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