Abstract
Calcium as a second-messenger is essential for Plasmodium falciparum. Many aspects of intracellular signaling are unknown in the parasite, however some of the calcium effectors, as calmodulin, are annotated in the genome of Plasmodium. Calmodulin is an enzyme present in all eukaryotes and may be responsible for the activation of kinases, ionic channels and regulation of calcium homeostasi…