Hemoglobin S and C affect protein export in Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes

Malaria is a potentially deadly disease. However, not every infected person develops severe symptoms. Some people are protected by naturally occurring mechanisms that frequently involve inheritable modifications in their hemoglobin. The best studied protective hemoglobins are the sickle cell hemoglo...

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Main Authors: Nicole Kilian, Sirikamol Srismith, Martin Dittmer, Djeneba Ouermi, Cyrille Bisseye, Jacques Simpore, Marek Cyrklaff, Cecilia P. Sanchez, Michael Lanzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2015-02-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/4/3/400