Plasmodium falciparum Gametes and Sporozoites Hijack Plasmin and Factor H To Evade Host Complement Killing

Plasmodium falciparum Gametes and Sporozoites Hijack Plasmin and Factor H To Evade Host Complement Killing

ABSTRACT Plasmodium parasites are the etiological agents of malaria, a disease responsible for over half a million deaths annually. Successful completion of the parasite’s life cycle in the vertebrate host and transmission to a mosquito vector is contingent upon the ability of the parasite to evade...

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Principais autores: Medard Ernest, Thiago F. A. Rosa, Zarna Rajeshkumar Pala, Heather M. Kudyba, Brendan Sweeney, Timo Reiss, Gabriele Pradel, Joel Vega-Rodríguez
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: American Society for Microbiology 2023-06-01
coleção:Microbiology Spectrum
Assuntos:
complement
complement evasion
gamete
malaria
plasmin
sporozoite
Acesso em linha:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.04493-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.04493-22

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