High rate of adaptation of mammalian proteins that interact with Plasmodium and related parasites.

Plasmodium parasites, along with their Piroplasm relatives, have caused malaria-like illnesses in terrestrial mammals for millions of years. Several Plasmodium-protective alleles have recently evolved in human populations, but little is known about host adaptation to blood parasites over deeper evol...

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Main Authors: Emily R Ebel, Natalie Telis, Sandeep Venkataram, Dmitri A Petrov, David Enard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5634635?pdf=render