Adaptation of Plasmodium falciparum to humans involved the loss of an ape-specific erythrocyte invasion ligand

Adaptation of Plasmodium falciparum to humans involved the loss of an ape-specific erythrocyte invasion ligand

Here, Proto et al. show that human infective Plasmodium falciparum isolates contain an inactivating mutation in the erythrocyte invasion associated gene PfEBA165, while homologues of ape-infective Laverania species are intact, and that expression of intact PfEBA165 is incompatible with parasite grow...

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Autores principales: William R. Proto, Sasha V. Siegel, Selasi Dankwa, Weimin Liu, Alison Kemp, Sarah Marsden, Zenon A. Zenonos, Steve Unwin, Paul M. Sharp, Gavin J. Wright, Beatrice H. Hahn, Manoj T. Duraisingh, Julian C. Rayner
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/bd6dae0de5d54fc5a18cf05d76370dba
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Sumario:Here, Proto et al. show that human infective Plasmodium falciparum isolates contain an inactivating mutation in the erythrocyte invasion associated gene PfEBA165, while homologues of ape-infective Laverania species are intact, and that expression of intact PfEBA165 is incompatible with parasite growth in human erythrocytes.

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