Plasmodium reichenowi EBA-140 merozoite ligand binds to glycophorin D on chimpanzee red blood cells, shedding new light on origins of Plasmodium falciparum

Plasmodium reichenowi EBA-140 merozoite ligand binds to glycophorin D on chimpanzee red blood cells, shedding new light on origins of Plasmodium falciparum

Abstract Background All symptoms of malaria are caused by the intraerythrocytic proliferation of Plasmodium merozoites. Merozoites invade erythrocytes using multiple binding ligands that recognise specific surface receptors. It has been suggested that adaptation of Plasmodium parasites to infect spe...

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Main Authors: Agata Zerka, Radoslaw Kaczmarek, Marcin Czerwinski, Ewa Jaskiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Plasmodium reichenowi
EBA-140 ligand
Glycophorin D
Host specificity
Plasmodium evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2507-8

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