Three-dimensional ultrastructure of Plasmodium falciparum throughout cytokinesis
Fig 5
Apicoplast and mitochondria morphology throughout segmentation.
A. In early segmentation, the apicoplast and mitochondrion each form a sinuous structure throughout the parasite. B. By mid-segmentation, apicoplasts have divided to form one organelle for each nascent daughter cell and are closely associated with the mitochondrion, which remains undivided. C. At PVM rupture, both apicoplasts and mitochondria are divided and are largely situated within segmented daughter cells. D. A segmented merozoite from the schizont in (C), with a single mitochondrion and apicoplast. Scale bars of renderings interpolated from structure sizes in EM data.