Full-length recombinant Plasmodium falciparum VAR2CSA binds specifically to CSPG and induces potent parasite adhesion-blocking antibodies.

Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains one of the world's leading causes of human suffering and poverty. Each year, the disease takes 1-3 million lives, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. The adhesion of infected erythrocytes (IEs) to vascular endothelium or placenta is the key event in the pathogene...

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Main Authors: Khunrae, P, Dahlbäck, M, Nielsen, M, Andersen, G, Ditlev, S, Resende, M, Pinto, V, Theander, T, Higgins, M, Salanti, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010