The cellular and molecular basis for malaria parasite invasion of the human red blood cell

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 961-971

  Cowman, Alan F ^a   Berry, Drew ^a   Baum, Jake ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 10; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 2; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 3; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 4; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 5; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 6; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 7; PROTEIN AMA 1; PROTEIN EBA 140; PROTEIN EBA 175; PROTEIN EBA 181; PROTEIN EBL 1; PROTEIN GAMA; PROTEIN MSPDBL 1; PROTEIN MSPDBL 2; PROTEIN MTRAP; PROTEIN PTRAMP; PROTEIN ROM1; PROTEIN ROM4; PROTEIN RON2; PROTEIN SERA3; PROTEIN SERA4; PROTEIN SERA5; PROTEIN SERA6; PROTEIN SPATR; PROTEIN SUB1; PROTEIN SUB2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; ERYTHROCYTE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALARIA; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 84869114925     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201206112     Document Type: Article

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