Characterising PvRBSA: an exclusive protein from Plasmodium species infecting reticulocytes.

Darwin A Moreno-PérezLuis A BaqueroDiana M Chitiva-ArdilaManuel Alfonso Patarroyo

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2017)

This study describes for the first time, a molecule involved in host cell binding that is exclusive in reticulocyte-infecting Plasmodium species. This suggest that PvRBSA is an antigenic adhesin that plays a role in parasite binding to target cells.

Keyphrases

plasmodium falciparum
induced apoptosis
cell cycle arrest
single cell
binding protein
cell therapy
genetic diversity
oxidative stress
endoplasmic reticulum stress
bone marrow
dna binding