P. falciparum modulates erythroblast cell gene expression in signaling and erythrocyte production pathways.

Global, genomic responses of erythrocytes to infectious agents have been difficult to measure because these cells are e-nucleated. We have previously demonstrated that in vitro matured, nucleated erythroblast cells at the orthochromatic stage can be efficiently infected by the human malaria parasite...

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Main Authors: Pamela A Tamez, Hui Liu, Amittha Wickrema, Kasturi Haldar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3087761?pdf=render