SURGE complex of Plasmodium falciparum in the rhoptry-neck (SURFIN4.2-RON4-GLURP) contributes to merozoite invasion.

SURGE complex of Plasmodium falciparum in the rhoptry-neck (SURFIN4.2-RON4-GLURP) contributes to merozoite invasion.

Plasmodium falciparum invasion into red blood cells (RBCs) is a complex process engaging proteins on the merozoite surface and those contained and sequentially released from the apical organelles (micronemes and rhoptries). Fundamental to invasion is the formation of a moving junction (MJ), a region...

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Main Authors: Maria Del Pilar Quintana, Jun-Hong Ch'ng, Arash Zandian, Maryam Imam, Kjell Hultenby, Michael Theisen, Peter Nilsson, Ulrika Qundos, Kirsten Moll, Sherwin Chan, Mats Wahlgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6084945?pdf=render

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