P. falciparum PEBP protein is dispensable during asexual and sexual stages of development
PEBP is not seemingly essential for parasite development in the human host, its role in later stages of parasite development is a worthwhile area of research. To understand how it contributes to the parasite lifecycle could open new avenues for malaria transmission-blocking interventions.
Authors
- Sudhir Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2847-393X)
- Praveen Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2090-3499)
- Baishali Chakraborty
- Addison R. Danenhauer
Institutions
- Iowa State University (US)
- Delhi Technological University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2026.1598242
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Iowa State University