A single cell atlas of sexual development in Plasmodium falciparum.
Science
; 384(6695): eadj4088, 2024 May 03.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38696552
ABSTRACT
The developmental decision made by malaria parasites to become sexual underlies all malaria transmission. Here, we describe a rich atlas of short- and long-read single-cell transcriptomes of over 37,000 Plasmodium falciparum cells across intraerythrocytic asexual and sexual development. We used the atlas to explore transcriptional modules and exon usage along sexual development and expanded it to include malaria parasites collected from four Malian individuals naturally infected with multiple P. falciparum strains. We investigated genotypic and transcriptional heterogeneity within and among these wild strains at the single-cell level, finding differential expression between different strains even within the same host. These data are a key addition to the Malaria Cell Atlas interactive data resource, enabling a deeper understanding of the biology and diversity of transmission stages.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Plasmodium falciparum
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Malaria, Falciparum
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Sexual Development
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Erythrocytes
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Science
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article