Shed EBA-175 mediates red blood cell clustering that enhances malaria parasite growth and enables immune evasion

Erythrocyte Binding Antigen of 175 kDa (EBA-175) has a well-defined role in binding to glycophorin A (GpA) during Plasmodium falciparum invasion of erythrocytes. However, EBA-175 is shed post invasion and a role for this shed protein has not been defined. We show that EBA-175 shed from parasites pro...

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Main Authors: May M Paing, Nichole D Salinas, Yvonne Adams, Anna Oksman, Anja TR Jensen, Daniel E Goldberg, Niraj H Tolia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-12-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/43224