The density of knobs on Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes depends on developmental age and varies among isolates.

<h4>Background</h4>The virulence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is related to the parasite's ability to evade host immunity through clonal antigenic variation and tissue-specific adhesion of infected erythrocytes (IEs). The P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) fam...

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Main Authors: Katharina A Quadt, Lea Barfod, Daniel Andersen, Jonas Bruun, Ben Gyan, Tue Hassenkam, Michael F Ofori, Lars Hviid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23029166/pdf/?tool=EBI