Transferrin receptor 1 is a reticulocyte-specific receptor for Plasmodium vivax

Transferrin receptor 1 is a reticulocyte-specific receptor for Plasmodium vivax

<p><i>Plasmodium vivax</i> shows a strict host tropism for reticulocytes. We identified transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) as the receptor for <i>P. vivax</i> reticulocyte-binding protein 2b (PvRBP2b). We determined the structure of the N-terminal domain of PvRBP2b involved...

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Main Authors: Gruszczyk, J, Kanjee, U, Chan, L, Menant, S, Malleret, B, Lim, N, Schmidt, C, Mok, Y, Lin, K, Pearson, R, Rangel, G, Smith, B, Call, M, Weekes, M, Griffin, M, Murphy, J, Abraham, J, Sriprawat, K, Menezes, M, Ferreira, M, Russell, B, Renia, L, Duraisingh, M, Tham, W
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018

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