Characterization of human placental glycosaminoglycans and regional binding to VAR2CSA in malaria infected erythrocytes

Glycoconjugate Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 109-116

  Beaudet, Julie M ^a,b   Mansur, Leandra ^a,b   Joo, Eun Ji ^b   Kamhi, Eyal ^b   Yang, Bo ^a   Clausen, Thomas M ^c,d   Salanti, Ali ^c,d   Zhang, Fuming ^a   Linhardt, Robert J ^a,b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chondroitin sulfate; Disaccharide analysis; PfEMP1; Placental malaria; Surface plasmon resonance; VAR2CSA

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BINDING SITES; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84895173812     PISSN: 02820080     EISSN: 15734986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10719-013-9506-6     Document Type: Article

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