Sickle-trait hemoglobin reduces adhesion to both CD36 and EPCR by Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes.

Sickle-trait hemoglobin reduces adhesion to both CD36 and EPCR by Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes.

Sickle-trait hemoglobin protects against severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Severe malaria is governed in part by the expression of the Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 (PfEMP1) that are encoded by var genes, specifically those variants that bind Endothelial Protein C Receptor...

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Main Authors: Jens E V Petersen, Joseph W Saelens, Elizabeth Freedman, Louise Turner, Thomas Lavstsen, Rick M Fairhurst, Mahamadou Diakité, Steve M Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1009659&type=printable

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