Phosphorylation of PfCDPK1 at S64 (phosphorylation at Serine 64) occurs during the schizont (Schiz) stage of parasite development. (e) A rendered image where deconvoluted z stacks were reconstructed in 3D, with interpolation, of wild-type parasites stained with DAPI (blue), the structural CDPK1 antibody to reveal the total pool of PfCDPK1 (red) and the CDPK1-pS64 antibody (green). (f) Same as e but in this case the images for z stacks are of a free merozoite. These results are representative of at least three experiments. Scale bars, e-1 mm, f-0.5 mm. Immunofluorescence using an anti-HA antibody that detected PfCDPK1-HA in transgenic parasites revealed the peripheral (membrane) localization of PfCDPK1 in the nascent merozoites contained within the late-stage schizonts or free merozoites. In contrast, S64-phosphorylated PfCDPK1 appeared as discrete ‘punctate spots’ at the periphery of merozoites within late Schizonts .

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