2014
STEVOR Is a Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Binding Protein that Mediates Merozoite Invasion and Rosetting
Niang M, Bei AK, Madnani KG, Pelly S, Dankwa S, Kanjee U, Gunalan K, Amaladoss A, Yeo KP, Bob NS, Malleret B, Duraisingh MT, Preiser PR. STEVOR Is a Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Binding Protein that Mediates Merozoite Invasion and Rosetting. Cell Host & Microbe 2014, 16: 81-93. PMID: 25011110, PMCID: PMC4382205, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2014.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMerozoite invasionFalciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1Erythrocyte membrane protein 1Variant surface antigensErythrocyte binding proteinInfected erythrocyte surfaceErythrocyte-binding proteinsMembrane protein 1STEVOR expressionMalaria pathogenesisRed blood cell surfaceImmune evasionSurface antigenUninfected RBCsBlood cell surfaceGlycophorin CInfected RBCsErythrocyte surfaceParasite infectionProtein 1Invasive merozoitesForm rosettesSTEVORSchizont stage
2012
Functional analysis of erythrocyte determinants of Plasmodium infection
Bei AK, Duraisingh MT. Functional analysis of erythrocyte determinants of Plasmodium infection. International Journal For Parasitology 2012, 42: 575-582. PMID: 22726752, PMCID: PMC3383627, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEndocytosisErythrocytesHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMalariaModels, BiologicalPlasmodium falciparumConceptsFunctional analysisErythrocyte determinantsObligate intracellular pathogensPlasmodium infectionTransgenic approachesHuman erythrocytes resultsNatural variationErythrocyte invasionIntracellular pathogensPlasmodium falciparum parasitesUnexplored frontierClinical manifestationsMalaria researchErythrocytes resultsFalciparum parasitesInvasionMalarial diseaseChemical biologicalInfectionErythrocytesParasitesPathogensDeterminantsRemodellingDiscovery