Live imaging of GFP-transgenic Plasmodium falciparum lines reveals the localization of 4 nuclear proteins, which localize to the central part of the nucleus stained by DAPI (blue panel) and the bottom one which localizes to the mitochondrion. Insets show one enlarged schizont nucleus.Volz J, Carvalho TG, Ralph SA, Gilson P, Thompson J, Tonkin CJ, Langer C, Crabb BS, Cowman AF. Potential epigenetic regulatory proteins localise to distinct nuclear sub-compartments in Plasmodium falciparum. Int J Parasitol. 2010 40(1):109-21. Copyright Elsevier

Schematic representation of the Plasmodium falciparum nuclear architecture. A schematic representation of an infected red blood cell (RBC) and an enlargement of the P. falciparum nucleus are shown. From the centre towards the periphery we have defined three distinct areas (1–3) in which nuclear proteins specifically distribute. A summary is shown in which trophozoite stages have been analyzed. Proteins, previously predicted to functionally interact, are shown in red. Proteins previously predicted for their histone target sites are indicated by grey boxes. A, apicoplast. M, mitochondria, No, nucleolus.Volz J, Carvalho TG, Ralph SA, Gilson P, Thompson J, Tonkin CJ, Langer C, Crabb BS, Cowman AF. Potential epigenetic regulatory proteins localize to distinct nuclear sub-compartments in Plasmodium falciparum. Int J Parasitol. 2010 40(1):109-21. Copyright Elsevier.