Gamete fusion: key protein identified.
Is there a common mechanism of eukaryotic sex? Two recent reports highlight an ancient and widely distributed protein that is key to gamete fusion and is a potential target for malaria vaccines.
Goodman
Christopher D
CD
Plant Cell Biology Research Centre, School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
McFadden
Geoffrey I
GI
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D005854:Germ Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000502:physiology*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000502:physiology*
D015800:Protozoan Proteins