B-Cell Epitopes in NTS-DBL1α of PfEMP1 Recognized by Human Antibodies in Rosetting Plasmodium falciparum

Plasmodium falciparum is the most lethal of the human malaria parasites. The virulence is associated with the capacity of the infected red blood cell (iRBC) to sequester inside the deep microvasculature where it may cause obstruction of the blood-flow when binding is excessive. Rosetting, the adher...

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Main Authors: Albrecht, Letusa, Angeletti, Davide, Moll, Kirsten, Blomqvist, Karin, Valentini, Davide, D'Alexandri, Fabio Luiz, Maurer, Markus, Wahlgren, Mats
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4249881/