Plasmodium P36 determines host cell receptor usage during sporozoite invasion

Plasmodium sporozoites, the mosquito-transmitted forms of the malaria parasite, first infect the liver for an initial round of replication before the emergence of pathogenic blood stages. Sporozoites represent attractive targets for antimalarial preventive strategies, yet the mechanisms of parasite...

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Main Authors: Giulia Manzoni, Carine Marinach, Selma Topçu, Sylvie Briquet, Morgane Grand, Matthieu Tolle, Marion Gransagne, Julien Lescar, Chiara Andolina, Jean-François Franetich, Mirjam B Zeisel, Thierry Huby, Eric Rubinstein, Georges Snounou, Dominique Mazier, François Nosten, Thomas F Baumert, Olivier Silvie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-05-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/25903