Sir2 paralogues cooperate to regulate virulence genes and antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparum.

Cytoadherance of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes in the brain, organs and peripheral microvasculature is linked to morbidity and mortality associated with severe malaria. Parasite-derived P. falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 (PfEMP1) molecules displayed on the erythrocyte surface...

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Main Authors: Christopher J Tonkin, Céline K Carret, Manoj T Duraisingh, Till S Voss, Stuart A Ralph, Mirja Hommel, Michael F Duffy, Liliana Mancio da Silva, Artur Scherf, Alasdair Ivens, Terence P Speed, James G Beeson, Alan F Cowman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19402747/?tool=EBI