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Molecular basis for the dichotomy in Plasmodium falciparum adhesion to CD36 and chondroitin sulfate A.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 Jul 2002
Gamain Benoit, Gratepanche Sylvie, Miller Louis H, Baruch Dror I
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes adhere dichotomously to the host receptors CD36 and chondroitin sulfate A (CSA). This dichotomy is associated with parasite sequestration to microvasculature beds (CD36) or placenta (CSA), leading to site-specific pathogenesis. Both properties are mediated by members of the variant P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP-1) family and reside on...
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