Plasmodium reichenowi EBA-140 merozoite ligand binds to glycophorin D on chimpanzee red blood cells, shedding new light on origins of Plasmodium falciparum

Abstract Background All symptoms of malaria are caused by the intraerythrocytic proliferation of Plasmodium merozoites.Merozoites invade erythrocytes using multiple binding ligands that recognise specific surface receptors.It has been suggested that adaptation of Plasmodium parasites to infect specific hosts is driven by changes in genes encoding P

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