Changes in parasite virulence induced by the disruption of a single member of the 235 kDa rhoptry protein multigene family of Plasmodium yoelii.

Invasion of the erythrocyte by the merozoites of the malaria parasite is a complex process involving a range of receptor-ligand interactions. Two protein families termed Erythrocyte Binding Like (EBL) proteins and Reticulocyte Binding Protein Homologues (RH) play an important role in host cell recog...

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Main Authors: Devaki Bapat, Ximei Huang, Karthigayan Gunalan, Peter R Preiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3098881?pdf=render