Parasites such as Plasmodium and Toxoplasma possess a vestigial plastid homologous to
the chloroplasts of algae and plants. The plastid (known as the apicoplast; for apicomplexan …

New antimalarial targets are the prime need for the discovery of potent drug candidates. In
order to fulfill this objective, antimalarial drug researches are focusing on promising targets …

Plasmodium and Toxoplasma are genera of apicomplexan parasites that infect millions of
people each year. The former causes malaria, and the latter causes neurotropic infections …

The malaria parasite Plasmodium possesses a relict, non-photosynthetic plastid known as
the apicoplast. The apicoplast is essential for parasite survival, and harbors several plant …

To determine the effect of different temperature on strawberry after harvest, physiological
indicator analysis and proteomics analysis were conducted on ripened strawberry (“Sweet …

Membrane transport proteins, also known as transporters, control the movement of ions,
nutrients, metabolites, and waste products across the membranes of a cell and are central to …

Highlights•The apicoplast critically participates in metabolism of disease-causing
apicomplexans.•T. gondii overcomes loss of apicoplast-resident pathways through uptake of …

We show here that crotamine, a polypeptide from the South American rattlesnake venom
with cell penetrating and selective anti-fungal and anti-tumoral properties, presents a potent …

The triose-phosphate/phosphate translocator (TPT) catalyses the strict 1: 1 exchange of
triose-phosphate, 3-phosphoglycerate and inorganic phosphate across the chloroplast …

The establishment of a metabolic connection between host and symbiont is a crucial step in
the evolution of an obligate endosymbiotic relationship. Such was the case in the evolution …