A master lock for deadly parasites

An RNA-interference screen has identified the protein CD55, expressed on the surface of red blood cells, as an essential receptor for infection of the cells by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum .

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 522; no. 7555; pp. 158 - 159
Main Authors Tham, Wai-Hong, Kennedy, Alexander T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.06.2015
Nature Publishing Group
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Blood
Blood proteins
Cell receptors
Development and progression
Erythrocytes
Health aspects
Housing
Humanities and Social Sciences
Identification and classification
Liver
Malaria
multidisciplinary
news-and-views
Parasites
Pathogenic microorganisms
Physiological aspects
Plasmodium falciparum
Proteins
RNA
Science
Vector-borne diseases
Australia
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Summary:An RNA-interference screen has identified the protein CD55, expressed on the surface of red blood cells, as an essential receptor for infection of the cells by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum .
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/522158a