An inhibitory antibody blocks interactions between components of the malarial invasion machinery.

Host cell invasion by apicomplexan pathogens such as the malaria parasite Plasmodium spp. and Toxoplasma gondii involves discharge of proteins from secretory organelles called micronemes and rhoptries. In Toxoplasma a protein complex comprising the microneme apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1), two rho...

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Main Authors: Christine R Collins, Chrislaine Withers-Martinez, Fiona Hackett, Michael J Blackman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2621342?pdf=render