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Malaria hypnozoites are dormant parasite stages that reside inside hepatocytes. Upon activation, these stages can resume growth, causing new episodes of blood stage malaria infection. This chapter describes a fast… Click to show full abstract
Malaria hypnozoites are dormant parasite stages that reside inside hepatocytes. Upon activation, these stages can resume growth, causing new episodes of blood stage malaria infection. This chapter describes a fast and sensitive protocol for the detection of bioluminescent (BL) hypnozoites in vitro. Using transgenic Plasmodium cynomolgi parasites that differentially express the BL reporter proteins firefly luciferase and the ultrabright NanoLuc, hypnozoites can be distinguished from liver stage schizonts. This robust method sets the stage for implementation in large-scale drug screening platforms with the aim to find new compounds that eliminate hypnozoites.
Journal Title: Methods in molecular biology
Year Published: 2022
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