The Apicomplexan AP2 family: Integral factors regulating Plasmodium development

▶ The ApiAP2 protein family are candidate transcription regulators in Plasmodium spp. ▶ ApiAP2 proteins play a role in gene regulation at various stages of Plasmodium development. ▶ Most of the P. falciparum ApiAP2 have been shown to bind sequence specific DNA elements.