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Recruitment of Factor H as a Novel Complement Evasion Strategy for Blood-Stage <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Infection
24 Dec 2015
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The human complement system is the frontline defense mechanism against invading pathogens. The coexistence of humans and microbes throughout evolution has produced ingenious molecular mechanisms by which microorganisms escape complement attack. A common evasion strategy used by diverse pathogens is the hijacking of soluble human complement regulators to their surfaces to afford protection from complement...
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