Abstract
Live cell imaging of human malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum during gametocytogenesis revealed that the apicoplast does not grow, whereas the mitochondrion undergoes remarkable morphological development. A close connection of the two organelles is consistently maintained. The apicoplast and mitochondrion are not components of the male gametes, suggesting maternal inheritance.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Female
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Gametogenesis
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Germ Cells / cytology
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Germ Cells / physiology*
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Humans
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Malaria, Falciparum / parasitology*
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Male
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Mitochondria / genetics
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Mitochondria / metabolism*
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Plasmodium falciparum / cytology
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Plasmodium falciparum / genetics
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Plasmodium falciparum / physiology*
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Plastids / genetics
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Plastids / metabolism*
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Species Specificity