Plasmodium falciparum is known to secrete an aspartic protease called plasmepsin X. Here, Triglia et al present a characterisation of plasmepsin X function in the context of erythrocyte invasion and its regulation of PCRCR, a complex that anchors the leading vaccine candidate PfRh5 to the parasite surface.
- Tony Triglia
- Stephen W. Scally
- Alan F. Cowman
