Polymorphisms in erythrocyte binding antigens 140 and 181 affect function and binding but not receptor specificity in Plasmodium falciparum

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1689-1699

  Maier, Alexander G ^a   Baum, Jake ^a   Smith, Brian ^a   Conway, David J ^b   Cowman, Alan F ^a  

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

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE ANTIGEN; GLYCOPHORIN A; GLYCOPHORIN C; CARRIER PROTEIN; EBA 181 PROTEIN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; EBA-181 PROTEIN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; EBA140 PROTEIN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; ERYTHROCYTE BINDING ANTIGEN 175, PLASMODIUM; ERYTHROCYTE RECEPTOR; ERYTHROCYTE-BINDING ANTIGEN 175, PLASMODIUM; GLYCOPHORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR; LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HOST CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ANIMAL; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; ERYTHROCYTES; GLYCOPHORIN; HUMANS; LIGANDS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 63149115957     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01331-08     Document Type: Article

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