Development of a bispecific immune engager using a recombinant malaria protein
Abstract As an immune evasion and survival strategy, the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite has evolved a protein named VAR2CSA. This protein mediates sequestration of infected red blood cells in the placenta through the interaction with a unique carbohydrate abundantly and exclusively present i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-04-01
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Series: | Cell Death and Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-021-03611-0 |