d Airyscan super-resolution micrographs of PfBTP2 and PfMORN1 throughout segmentation. e Airyscan super-resolution micrographs of PfBCP1 and PfCINCH throughout segmentation. All scale bars 1 μm. As segmentation progresses, both PfBTP2 and PfMORN1 move along the outer edge of nascent cells, forming larger rings at the widest point that condense as they reach t.he basal end of the parasite. Finally, when segmentation is complete, we observe punctate PfBTP2 and

PfMORN1 staining at the posterior end of the parasite. PfBCP1 overlaps with PfCINCH throughout segmentation, confirming that it is a novel member of the

Plasmodium basal complex.

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