Communications Biology (Feb 2023)

A non-canonical sensing pathway mediates Plasmodium adaptation to amino acid deficiency

  • Inês M. Marreiros,
  • Sofia Marques,
  • Ana Parreira,
  • Vincent Mastrodomenico,
  • Bryan C. Mounce,
  • Chantal T. Harris,
  • Björn F. Kafsack,
  • Oliver Billker,
  • Vanessa Zuzarte-Luís,
  • Maria M. Mota

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04566-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The nek4, eIK1, and eIK2 sensor kinases play a key role in Plasmodium amino acid sensing, enabling these parasites to fine-tune replication and development in response to amino acid availability.