Plasmodium falciparum Adhesins Play an Essential Role in Signalling and Activation of Invasion into Human Erythrocytes.

Plasmodium falciparum Adhesins Play an Essential Role in Signalling and Activation of Invasion into Human Erythrocytes.

The most severe form of malaria in humans is caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The invasive form of malaria parasites is termed a merozoite and it employs an array of parasite proteins that bind to the host cell to mediate invasion. In Plasmodium falciparum, the erythrocyte bin...

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Main Authors: Wai-Hong Tham, Nicholas T Y Lim, Greta E Weiss, Sash Lopaticki, Brendan R E Ansell, Megan Bird, Isabelle Lucet, Dominique Dorin-Semblat, Christian Doerig, Paul R Gilson, Brendan S Crabb, Alan F Cowman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005343

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005343

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