PF3D7_1342600 myosin A

PfMyoA-GFP-expressing merozoites as viewed by live fluorescence microscopy. GFP was detected by green fluorescence and the nuclei (blue) were labelled with Hoechst dye prior to microscopic analysis; the GFP signal is distributed to the parasite periphery. Scale bar is 2 μm.

Yusuf NA, Green JL, Wall RJ, Knuepfer E, Moon RW, Schulte-Huxel C, Stanway RR, Martin SR, Howell SA, Douse CH, Cota E, Tate EW, Tewari R, Holder AA. The Plasmodium Class XIV Myosin, MyoB has a Distinct Subcellular Location in Invasive and Motile Stages of the Malaria Parasite, and an Unusual Light Chain. J Biol Chem. 2015 Mar 23.. [Epub ahead of print]

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