Schizont and merozoite culture was incubated overnight with 0.1µM cytochalasin D to inhibit invasion. Thin smeared on a glass slide, fixed in methanol, stained with Rabbit anti-formin1 polyclonal serum 1:300. Formin1 localizes to extreme apex of merozoite and follows tight junction (not shown).

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