Figure 6

Live imaging of four PTEX components during Plasmodium berghei life cycle progression.
Micrographs of live midgut-associated oocysts (a), salivary gland sporozoites (b) and liver stages 24 h (c) and 48 h after infection (d). Shown are representative images including the fluorescent signal of the tagged protein (top), a merge of tagged protein, cytoplasmic GFP and Hoechst 33342 DNA dye (middle) and differential interference contrast images (DIC, bottom). Scale bars, 10 μm.