Variant surface antigens of Plasmodium falciparum and their roles in severe malaria

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 479 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.47 Authors: Mats Wahlgren, Suchi Goel & Reetesh R. Akhouri Proliferation and differentiation inside erythrocytes are important steps in the life cycle of Plasmodium spp. To achieve these, the parasites export polypeptides to the surface of infected erythrocytes; for example, to import nutrients and to bind to other erythrocytes and the host microvasculature. Binding
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