Plasmodium sporozoites can invade hepatocytic cells independently of the Ephrin receptor A2.

Sporozoite forms of the malaria parasite Plasmodium are transmitted by mosquitoes and first infect the liver for an initial round of replication before parasite proliferation in the blood. The molecular mechanisms involved during sporozoite invasion of hepatocytes remain poorly understood. In previo...

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Main Authors: Anne-Claire Langlois, Carine Marinach, Giulia Manzoni, Olivier Silvie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6033427?pdf=render