Plasmodium falciparum Rosetting Epitopes Converge in the SD3-Loop of PfEMP1-DBL1α

The ability of Plasmodium falciparum parasitized RBC (pRBC) to form rosettes with normal RBC is linked to the virulence of the parasite and RBC polymorphisms that weaken rosetting confer protection against severe malaria. The adhesin PfEMP1 mediates the binding and specific antibodies prevent seques...

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2012

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Universidad del Rosario

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Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario

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eng

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oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/8774

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050758
http://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/8774

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Incidencia & prevención de la enfermedad
Plasmodium falciparum
Malaria
Parasitosis
Inmunología
Antibodies
Enzyme-linked immunoassays
Flow cytometry
Recombinant proteins
Malaria
Malarial parasites
Recombination reactions
Red blood cells

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