: While PCRMP4-deficient sporozoites can still move and invade liver cells (hepatocytes) if manually extracted from oocysts, they are unable to undergo further development or proliferation within the liver. Key Characteristics
Plasmodium Cysteine Repeat Modular Proteins 3 and 4 are ... - NCBI
: PCRMP4 is required for sporozoites (the infectious stage of the parasite) to exit the oocyst—a cyst-like structure on the mosquito's midgut wall.
