Overlooked post-translational modifications of proteins in Plasmodium falciparum: N- and O-glycosylation - A Review

Human malignant malaria is caused by Plasmodium falciparum and accounts for almost 900,000 deaths per year, the majority of which are children and pregnant women in developing countries. There has been significant effort to understand the biology of P. falciparum and its interactions with the host....

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Main Authors: Cristiana S de Macedo, Ralph T Schwarz, Adriane R Todeschini, Jose O Previato, Lucia Mendonça-Previato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000800001&lng=en&tlng=en