Fifty shades of iron: Unorthodox mechanisms of iron acquisition and utilization in blood-stage Plasmodium parasites

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About the Authors

Kade M. Loveridge

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America

Paul A. Sigala

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Plasmodium
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Iron
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Heme
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Malarial parasites
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Parasitic diseases
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Biosynthesis
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Mitochondria
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Cellular structures and organelles
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