Na+ extrusion imposes an acid load on the intraerythrocytic malaria parasite
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2013
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Spillman, Natalie
Allen, Richard
Kirk, Kiaran
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Elsevier
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The intraerythrocytic malaria parasite has, on its plasma membrane, a H+-extruding V-type H+-ATPase that plays a central role in maintaining the resting cytosolic pH at around 7.3. Previous studies have demonstrated the presence in the parasite of an unkn
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Keywords: adenosine triphosphatase (potassium sodium); proton; saponin; sodium ion; acidification; article; cell membrane; intraerythrocytic malaria parasite; ion transport; nonhuman; pH; Plasmodium; Plasmodium falciparum; priority journal; Plasmodium falciparum ATPase; ENA; Na+ homeostasis; PfATP4; Pump; Transporter
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Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology
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10.1016/j.molbiopara.2013.04.004
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2037-12-31