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Published in: Malaria Journal 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Review

Sugar activation and glycosylation in Plasmodium

Authors: Marta Cova, João A. Rodrigues, Terry K. Smith, Luis Izquierdo

Published in: Malaria Journal | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Glycoconjugates are important mediators of host-pathogen interactions and are usually very abundant in the surface of many protozoan parasites. However, in the particular case of Plasmodium species, previous works show that glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor modifications, and to an unknown extent, a severely truncated N-glycosylation are the only glycosylation processes taking place in the parasite. Nevertheless, a detailed analysis of the parasite genome and the recent identification of the sugar nucleotide precursors biosynthesized by Plasmodium falciparum support a picture in which several overlooked, albeit not very prominent glycosylations may be occurring during the parasite life cycle. In this work, the authors review recent developments in the characterization of the biosynthesis of glycosylation precursors in the parasite, focusing on the outline of the possible fates of these precursors.
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Metadata
Title
Sugar activation and glycosylation in Plasmodium
Authors
Marta Cova
João A. Rodrigues
Terry K. Smith
Luis Izquierdo
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Malaria Journal / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0949-z

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