Sickle Cell MicroRNAs Inhibit the Malaria Parasite

Sickle Cell MicroRNAs Inhibit the Malaria Parasite

Sickle cell hemoglobin conveys resistance to malaria. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, LaMonte et al. (2012) demonstrate a surprising mechanism for this innate immunity. A microRNA enriched in sickle red blood cells is translocated into the parasite, incorporated covalently into P. falcipar...

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Main Authors: Duraisingh, Manoj T (Author), Lodish, Harvey F (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Contributor), Lodish, Harvey F. (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V., 2015-03-30T20:43:25Z.
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