Recognition of Human Erythrocyte Receptors by the Tryptophan-Rich Antigens of Monkey Malaria Parasite Plasmodium knowlesi.

The monkey malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi also infect humans. There is a lack of information on the molecular mechanisms that take place between this simian parasite and its heterologous human host erythrocytes leading to this zoonotic disease. Therefore, we investigated here the binding abili...

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Main Authors: Kriti Tyagi, Deepali Gupta, Ekta Saini, Shilpa Choudhary, Abhishek Jamwal, Mohd Shoeb Alam, Mohammad Zeeshan, Rupesh K Tyagi, Yagya D Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4579084?pdf=render