Protein synthesis in the plastid of Plasmodium falciparum.
The plastid organelle of malarial and other apicomplexan parasites contains ribosome-like particles as well as a genome dedicated largely to specifying components of a protein expression system. We have identified plastid ribosomes using hybridization studies and show that in erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum a subset of polysomes carries plastid-specified rRNAs and mRNA, supporting the idea that protein synthesis is active in the plastid.
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National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, UK.
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Williamson
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Wilson
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D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal