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. 2009 Dec 17;6(6):499-501.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2009.11.011.

Malaria parasites do the stick-and-slip shuffle

Paul R Gilson  1
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Malaria parasites do the stick-and-slip shuffle

Paul R Gilson. Cell Host Microbe. .
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Abstract

Münter et al. (2009) demonstrate that malaria parasite movement is highly complex, involving cycles of fast sprints and slow glides over their substrate. This "stick-and-slip shuffle" is controlled by the parasite's secreted adhesive proteins and their interaction with the dynamic actin cytoskeleton.

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