INTRACELLULAR TRAFFICKING IN PLASMODIUM-INFECTED ERYTHROCYTES

The past few years have witnessed considerable progress in molecular a nd biochemical studies of intracellular trafficking in malaria-infecte d red cells. Highlights include the identification of solute channels in the vacuolar membrane and the red blood cell membrane, a tubovesicu lar membrane network that delivers exogenous nutrients and drugs to th e parasite, and parasite gene families that mediate adherence to endot helial cells and red cells.