Chaperones and proteases of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite

恶性疟原虫寄生虫的伴侣和蛋白酶

• 批准号: 238282-2013
• 负责人: Houry, Walid
• 金额: $ 2.19万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=524273
• 关键词: Chaperones; proteases; Plasmodium; falciparum; parasite

The eukaryotic protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum is the causative agent of malaria. It harbors two organelles of prokaryotic origin, the mitochondrion and the apicoplast. The apicoplast is a non-photosynthetic plastid derived from an ancient red algal endosymbiont. Hence, the apicoplast can be considered a vestigial plastid and studies on the apicoplast should provide critical insights into the evolution of the plant chloroplast-specific processes.

真核原生动物寄生虫恶性疟原虫是疟疾的病原体。它含有两个原核起源的细胞器，细胞器和顶质体。顶质体是一种起源于古老红藻内共生体的非光合质体。因此，顶质体可以被认为是一个退化的质体和顶质体的研究应该提供关键的见解植物叶绿体特异性过程的演变。