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Plasmodium falciparum exploits CD44 as a coreceptor for erythrocyte invasion
13 Oct 2023
Abstract excerpt
The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum invades and replicates asexually within human erythrocytes. CD44 expressed on erythrocytes was previously identified as an important host factor for P falciparum infection through a forward genetic screen, but little is known about its regulation or function in these cells, nor how it may be used by the parasite. We found that CD44 can be efficiently deleted from primary...
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