Identification of the minimal binding region of a Plasmodium falciparum IgM binding PfEMP1 domain
•Many pathogens bind the Fc region of host immunoglobulin to evade immunity.•We examined a Plasmodium falciparum IgM binding PfEMP1 domain TM284var1 DBL4ζ.•We identified the minimal IgM binding region comprising subdomain 2 and flanking regions.•Specific charged amino acids were mutated but did not...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4539346/ |