Host Porphobilinogen Deaminase Deficiency Confers Malaria Resistance in Plasmodium chabaudi but Not in Plasmodium berghei or Plasmodium falciparum During Intraerythrocytic Growth

An important component in host resistance to malaria infection are inherited mutations that give rise to abnormalities and deficiencies in erythrocyte proteins and enzymes. Understanding how such mutations confer protection against the disease may be useful for developing new treatment strategies. A...

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Main Authors: Cilly Bernardette Schnider, Hao Yang, Lora Starrs, Anna Ehmann, Farid Rahimi, Elena Di Pierro, Giovanna Graziadei, Kathryn Matthews, Tania De Koning-Ward, Denis C. Bauer, Simon J. Foote, Gaetan Burgio, Brendan J. McMorran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00464/full