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A Putative Homologue of CDC20/CDH1 in the Malaria Parasite Is Essential for Male Gamete Development

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The 5′ → 3′ exoribonuclease XRN1/Pacman and its functions in cellular processes and development

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Divergence of Pumilio/fem-3mRNA Binding Factor (PUF) Protein Specificity through Variations in an RNA-binding Pocket

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The primase domain of PfPrex is a proteolytically matured, essential enzyme of the apicoplast

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The Puf-Family RNA-Binding Protein Puf2 Controls Sporozoite Conversion to Liver Stages in the Malaria Parasite

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Transition of Plasmodium Sporozoites into Liver Stage-Like Forms Is Regulated by the RNA Binding Protein Pumilio

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Metamorphosis of the malaria parasite in the liver is associated with organelle clearance

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The Puf-family RNA-binding protein PfPuf2 regulates sexual development and sex differentiation in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

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ThePlasmodiumeukaryotic initiation factor-2α kinase IK2 controls the latency of sporozoites in the mosquito salivary glands

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SAP1 is a critical post-transcriptional regulator of infectivity in malaria parasite sporozoite stages

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Transcript assembly and quantification by RNA-Seq reveals unannotated transcripts and isoform switching during cell differentiation

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That Was Then But This Is Now: Malaria Research in the Time of an Eradication Agenda

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PUF proteins: repression, activation and mRNA localization

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Universal Features of Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation Are Critical for Plasmodium Zygote Development

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Malaria Parasite Development in the Mosquito and Infection of the Mammalian Host

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Structural Determinants of DNA Binding by a P. falciparum ApiAP2 Transcriptional Regulator

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Identification of a transcription factor in the mosquito-invasive stage of malaria parasites

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Preerythrocytic, live-attenuated Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidates by design

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Assessment and improvement of the Plasmodium yoelii yoelii genome annotation through comparative analysis

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Translation Regulation by Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2 Kinases in the Development of Latent Cysts inToxoplasma gondii

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An efficient strategy for gene targeting and phenotypic assessment in the Plasmodium yoelii rodent malaria model

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Distinct Malaria Parasite Sporozoites Reveal Transcriptional Changes That Cause Differential Tissue Infection Competence in the Mosquito Vector and Mammalian Host

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Stress granules: the Tao of RNA triage

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Proteomic Profiling of Plasmodium Sporozoite Maturation Identifies New Proteins Essential for Parasite Development and Infectivity

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