Distinct roles of Plasmodium rhomboid 1 in parasite development and malaria pathogenesis.

Invasion of host cells by the malaria parasite involves recognition and interaction with cell-surface receptors. A wide variety of parasite surface proteins participate in this process, most of which are specific to the parasite's particular invasive form. Upon entry, the parasite has to dissoc...

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Main Authors: Prakash Srinivasan, Isabelle Coppens, Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19148267/pdf/?tool=EBI

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