Molecular Identification of a Malaria Merozoite Surface Sheddase

Proteolytic shedding of surface proteins during invasion by apicomplexan parasites is a widespread phenomenon, thought to represent a mechanism by which the parasites disengage adhesin-receptor complexes in order to gain entry into their host cell. Erythrocyte invasion by merozoites of the malaria p...

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Main Authors: Harris, Philippa K, Yeoh, Sharon, Dluzewski, Anton R, O'Donnell, Rebecca A, Withers-Martinez, Chrislaine, Hackett, Fiona, Bannister, Lawrence H, Mitchell, Graham H, Blackman, Michael J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1291349/