The role of KAHRP domains in knob formation and cytoadherence of P falciparum-infected human erythrocytes

Blood

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 370-378

  Rug, Melanie ^b   Prescott, Stuart W ^b   Fernandez, Kate M ^b   Cooke, Brian M ^b   Cowman, Alan F ^a  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN KAHRP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33745585336     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 00064971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-11-4624     Document Type: Article

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