Stringent Selection of Knobby <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>-Infected Erythrocytes during Cytoadhesion at Febrile Temperature

Changes in the erythrocyte membrane induced by <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> invasion allow cytoadhesion of infected erythrocytes (IEs) to the host endothelium, which can lead to severe complications. Binding to endothelial cell receptors (ECRs) is mainly mediated by members of the <i&...

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Main Authors: Michael Dörpinghaus, Finn Fürstenwerth, Lisa K. Roth, Philip Bouws, Maximilian Rakotonirinalalao, Vincent Jordan, Michaela Sauer, Torben Rehn, Eva Pansegrau, Katharina Höhn, Paolo Mesén-Ramírez, Anna Bachmann, Stephan Lorenzen, Thomas Roeder, Nahla Galal Metwally, Iris Bruchhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/2/174