cGMP Signalling: Malarial Guanylyl Cyclase Leads the Way

Brochet, Mathieu

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.059

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cGMP Signalling: Malarial Guanylyl Cyclase Leads the Way

ContributorsBrochet, Mathieu

Published inCurrent Biology, vol. 28, no. 17, p. R939-R941

Publication date2018

Abstract

When ingested by a mosquito, the malaria parasite relies on an unusual form of gliding motility to escape from the rapidly deteriorating blood meal. A new study on an atypical malaria guanylyl cyclase reveals the importance of spatiotemporal regulation of cGMP production in this process.

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine fondamentale / Département de microbiologie et médecine moléculaire

Research group

Signalisation chez les parasites du paludisme (955)

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BROCHET, Mathieu. cGMP Signalling: Malarial Guanylyl Cyclase Leads the Way. In: Current Biology, 2018, vol. 28, n° 17, p. R939–R941. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.059

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PID : unige:108868
DOI : 10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.059
PMID : 30205065

ISSN of the journal0960-9822

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cGMP Signalling: Malarial Guanylyl Cyclase Leads the Way

When ingested by a mosquito, the malaria parasite relies on an unusual form of gliding motility to escape from the rapidly deteriorating blood meal. A new study on an atypical malaria guanylyl cyclase reveals the importance of spatiotemporal regulation of cGMP production in this process.

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