Effect of malaria parasite shape on its alignment at erythrocyte membrane

Effect of malaria parasite shape on its alignment at erythrocyte membrane

During the blood stage of malaria pathogenesis, parasites invade healthy red blood cells (RBC) to multiply inside the host and evade the immune response. When attached to RBC, the parasite first has to align its apex with the membrane for a successful invasion. Since the parasite’s apex sits at the...

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Main Authors: Anil K Dasanna, Sebastian Hillringhaus, Gerhard Gompper, Dmitry A Fedosov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-07-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
parasite adhesion
membrane deformation
mesoscopic modeling
parasite diffusion
alignment time
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/68818

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/68818

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