title: Gamete fusion: key protein identified.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Plant Cell Biology Research Centre, School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: Geoffrey I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: McFadden
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D015800:Protozoan Proteins