• A function of profilin in force generation during malaria parasite motility that is independent of actin binding 

      Moreau, Catherine A.; Quadt, Katharina A.; Piirainen, Henni; Kumar, Hirdesh; Bhargav, Saligram P.; Strauss, Léanne; Tolia, Niraj H; Wade, Rebecca C.; Spatz, Joachim P; Kursula, Inari; Frischknecht, Friedrich (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      During transmission of malaria-causing parasites from mosquito to mammal, Plasmodium sporozoites migrate at high speed within the skin to access the bloodstream and infect the liver. This unusual gliding motility is based ...