Semaphorin-7A is an erythrocyte receptor for P. falciparum merozoite-specific TRAP homolog, MTRAP.

The motility and invasion of Plasmodium parasites is believed to require a cytoplasmic actin-myosin motor associated with a cell surface ligand belonging to the TRAP (thrombospondin-related anonymous protein) family. Current models of invasion usually invoke the existence of specific receptors for t...

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Autors principals: S Josefin Bartholdson, Leyla Y Bustamante, Cecile Crosnier, Steven Johnson, Susan Lea, Julian C Rayner, Gavin J Wright
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Col·lecció:PLoS Pathogens
Accés en línia:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1003031&type=printable