Structural insight into epitopes in the pregnancy-associated malaria protein VAR2CSA.
Pregnancy-associated malaria is caused by Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites binding specifically to chondroitin sulfate A in the placenta. This sequestration of parasites is a major cause of low birth weight in infants and anemia in the mothers. VAR2CSA, a polymorphic multi-domain protein of t...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008
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