Domain III of Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 binds to the erythrocyte membrane protein Kx

Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1) is located in the merozoite micronemes, an organelle that contains receptors for invasion, suggesting that AMA1 may play a role in this process. However, direct evidence that P. falciparum AMA1 binds to human erythrocytes is lacking. In this stu...

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Main Authors: Kato, Kentaro, Mayer, D. C. Ghislaine, Singh, Sanjay, Reid, Marion, Miller, Louis H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2005
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC556269/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15805191
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0501594102
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