ICAM-1-binding Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 variants elicits opsonic-phagocytosis IgG responses in Beninese children

Abstract Members of the highly polymorphic Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) family expressed on the surface of infected erythrocytes (IEs) are important virulence factors, which mediate vascular adhesion of IEs via endothelial host receptors and are targets of naturally...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Suurbaar, Azizath Moussiliou, Rachida Tahar, Rebecca W. Olsen, Yvonne Adams, Nanna Dalgaard, Eric K. Baafour, Selorme Adukpo, Lars Hviid, Kwadwo A. Kusi, Jules Alao, Michael F. Ofori, Nicaise T. Ndam, Anja R. Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16305-0