A high susceptibility to redox imbalance of the transmissible stages of Plasmodium falciparum revealed with a luciferase‐based mature gametocyte assay

What is it about?

The poorly understood physiology of the mature gametocytes of Plasmodium falciparum was investigated with bioluminescent parasites, revealing that these stages, known to be refractory to virtually all antimalarial drugs, are exquisitely vulnerable if their ability to contrast oxidative stress is impaired.

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