Nottingham research plays key role in malaria breakthrough

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05 Jul 2017 18:00:00.000

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Science initiated in Nottingham has helped to form the foundation for the latest breakthrough in the global fight against malaria.

Researchers in the University of Nottingham’s School of Life Sciences were responsible for the identification of the molecular switches that control the three key stages of the malaria parasite’s life cycle – work which has underpinned a new discovery about the way in which the growth of the parasite is controlled.

Now, a team of international scientists led by Portuguese academics has discovered that one of the proteins identified by the Nottingham experts plays a vital role in modulating the parasite’s rate of replication by sensing the nutritional status of its host.

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More information is available from Professor Rita Tewari in the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham on +44 (0)115 823 0362, rita.tewari@nottingham.ac.uk

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