Malaria Parasites Distribute Subversive Messages across Enemy Lines

• Published in: Trends in parasitology Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 2 - 4
• Main Authors: Rivkin, Anna, Ben-Hur, Sharon, Regev-Rudzki, Neta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Cell Communication; Endothelial Cells - parasitology; Erythrocytes - parasitology; Extracellular Vesicles; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Host-Parasite Interactions; Humans; Infectious Disease; Malaria - immunology; Malaria - parasitology; Malaria - transmission; Plasmodium - physiology

During its life cycle, the malaria parasite must cope with a set of diverse environments and institute strategies to alter its host's responses. A recent study remarkably demonstrates how these parasites exploit red blood cell products, loading them into ‘armed’ secreted vesicles sent to manipu...