PfEMP1 expression is reduced on the surface of knobless Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2507-2518

  Horrocks, Paul ^a   Pinches, Robert A ^a   Chakravorty, Srabasti J ^d   Papakrivos, Janni ^e   Christodoulou, Zóe ^a   Kyes, Susan A ^a   Urban, Britta C ^b   Ferguson, David J P ^c   Newbold, Chris I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytoadhesions; Knobs; PfEMP1; Plasmodium falciparum; Trafficking

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE PROTEIN 1; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURFACE; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN VARIANT;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELLS, CULTURED; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 21044459035     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.02381     Document Type: Article

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