Localisation of LplA2-GFP was analysed by localising a C-terminally GFP-tagged protein in P. falciparum erythrocytic stages. Expression of the GFP-tagged protein in P. falciparum 3D7 was analysed by fluorescence light microscopy. The parasites were costained with MitotrackerTM Ros (Molecular Probes) to assess whether LplA2-GFP colocalises with the parasite’s mitochondrion. In panel 1 LplA2 is clearly colocalising with the mitochondrion. However, as is obvious from panel 2 LplA2-GFP localised also to an organelle close to the mitochondrion but clearly distinct from it. In panel 3 LplA2-GFP colocalises with the mitochondrion but also is present in a second organelle closely associated with the mitochondrion. Scale bars: 5 mm.

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