Shifting metabolism alters rRNA expression in malaria parasites. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Malaria parasites display the unique property of expressing distinct ribosomal RNAs at different points in their transmission cycle. Couble et al. determined that derepression of the mosquito-specific rDNA loci is initiated by altered NAD+/nicotinamide (NAM) ratios, resulting from the metabolic shift that parasites undergo as they transition into the mosquito stages.

publication date

  • February 24, 2026

Research

keywords

  • Malaria
  • Plasmodium
  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • RNA, Ribosomal

Identity

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.pt.2026.01.014

PubMed ID

  • 41741251