2010
Functional diversification between two related Plasmodium falciparum merozoite invasion ligands is determined by changes in the cytoplasmic domain
Dvorin JD, Bei AK, Coleman BI, Duraisingh MT. Functional diversification between two related Plasmodium falciparum merozoite invasion ligands is determined by changes in the cytoplasmic domain. Molecular Microbiology 2010, 75: 990-1006. PMID: 20487292, PMCID: PMC3627358, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.07040.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic domainFunctional diversificationInvasion pathwaysMulti-gene familyDifferent erythrocyte receptorsAmino acid regionAlternative invasion pathwaysN-terminal amino acidsGenomic regionsProtein homologueTransmembrane domainTransmembrane regionPfRh proteinsErythrocyte receptorEfficient invasionAcid regionInvasive merozoitesHost erythrocytePfRh2bAmino acidsPfRh2aPathway utilizationApical surfaceInvasion ligandsEctodomain
2009
Erythrocyte invasion profiles are associated with a common invasion ligand polymorphism in Senegalese isolates of Plasmodium falciparum
LANTOS PM, AHOUIDI AD, BEI AK, JENNINGS CV, SARR O, NDIR O, WIRTH DF, MBOUP S, DURAISINGH MT. Erythrocyte invasion profiles are associated with a common invasion ligand polymorphism in Senegalese isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. Parasitology 2009, 136: 1-9. PMID: 19126266, DOI: 10.1017/s0031182008005167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythrocyte receptorSialic acid-independent invasionBlood group O patientsDifferent erythrocyte receptorsGroup O patientsSenegalese isolatesParasite multiplication ratePlasmodium falciparum parasitesMultiple ligand-receptor interactionsO patientsFalciparum parasitesLarge sequence deletionsVariant expression levelParasite isolatesPlasmodium falciparumErythrocyte invasionSelectivity indexReceptorsExpression levelsMajor polymorphismsInvasionInvasion pathwaysPossible determinantsParasitesHuman erythrocytes