title: Post-translational modifications in Plasmodium: more than you think!
abstract: Recent evidences indicate that transcription in Plasmodium may be hard-wired and rigid, deviating from the classical model of transcriptional gene regulation. Thus, it is important that other regulatory pathways be investigated as a comprehensive effort to curb the deadly malarial parasite. Research in post-translational modifications in Plasmodium is an emerging field that may provide new venues for drug discovery and potential new insights into how parasitic protozoans regulate their life cycle. Here, we discuss the recent findings of post-translational modifications in Plasmodium.
authors: Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
authors: Duk-Won Doug
authors: DW
authors: Chung
authors: Nadia
authors: N
authors: Ponts
authors: Serena
authors: S
authors: Cervantes
authors: Karine G
authors: KG
authors: Le Roch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000502:physiology*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015800:Protozoan Proteins