A Novel Erythrocyte Binding Protein of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Plasmodium vivax</named-content> Suggests an Alternate Invasion Pathway into Duffy-Positive Reticulocytes
ABSTRACT Erythrocyte invasion by malaria parasites is essential for blood-stage development and an important determinant of host range. In Plasmodium vivax, the interaction between the Duffy binding protein (DBP) and its cognate receptor, the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC), on human er...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-09-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01261-16 |