Plasmodium Condensin Core Subunits SMC2/SMC4 Mediate Atypical Mitosis and Are Essential for Parasite Proliferation and Transmission
(2020)
Journal Article
Le Roch, K. G., Holder, A. A., Bottrill, A. R., Stanway, R. R., Wall, R. J., Tewari, R., …Brady, D. (2020). Plasmodium Condensin Core Subunits SMC2/SMC4 Mediate Atypical Mitosis and Are Essential for Parasite Proliferation and Transmission. Cell Reports, 30(6), 1883-1897.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.01.033
Condensin is a multi-subunit protein complex regulating chromosome condensation and segregation during cell division. In Plasmodium spp., the causative agent of malaria, cell division is atypical and the role of condensin is unclear. Here we examine... Read More about Plasmodium Condensin Core Subunits SMC2/SMC4 Mediate Atypical Mitosis and Are Essential for Parasite Proliferation and Transmission.