Hierarchical transcriptional control regulates Plasmodium falciparum sexual differentiation.
Riëtte van BiljonRoelof van WykHeather J PainterLindsey OrchardJanette ReaderJandeli NiemandManuel LlinásLyn-Marié BirkholtzPublished in: BMC genomics (2019)
The gametocyte transcriptome serves as the blueprint for sexual differentiation and will be a rich resource for future functional studies on this critical stage of Plasmodium development, as the intraerythrocytic transcriptome has been for our understanding of the asexual cycle.