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CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY
卷 2022, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-HINDAWI
DOI: 10.1155/2022/5796578
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [82072304, 81871671]
- Scientific Research of BSKY from Anhui Medical University [XJ201807]
- Foundation of Education Department of Anhui Province [KJ2021A0213]
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by Plasmodium protozoa. Understanding the regulation of gametocytogenesis in Plasmodium is crucial for the development of new drug targets and transmission-blocking vaccines. The ApiAP2 gene family plays a key role in the transcriptional machinery of gametocytes.
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease, caused by unicellular Apicomplexan protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. The sexual stage of Plasmodium is one of the most fascinating aspects of the Plasmodium life cycle, yet relatively less explored until now. The production of sexually fit gametocytes through gametocytogenesis is essential to the transmission of the Plasmodium parasite into an anopheline mosquito vector. Understanding how gametocytogenesis is regulated promotes the identification of novel drug targets and also the development of transmission-blocking vaccines that would help reduce the disease burden in endemic areas. Transcriptional regulation in Plasmodium parasites is primarily controlled by a family of twenty-seven Apicomplexan Apetela 2 (ApiAP2) genes which act in a cascade to enable the parasite to progress through its asexual replication as well as gametocytogenesis. Here, we review the latest progress made on members of the ApiAP2 family characterized as key players of the transcriptional machinery of gametocytes. Further, we will highlight the transcriptional regulation network of ApiAP2 genes at each stage of gametocytogenesis.
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