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Review

The Surface of the Plasmodium falciparum-infected Erythrocyte

by
Joseph D. Smith
1,2 and
Alister G. Craig
3,*
1
Department of Pathology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1671, USA
2
Seattle Biomedical Institute, Four Nickerson Street, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109-1651, USA
3
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 2005, 7(1), 81-94; https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.007.081
Submission received: 8 July 2004 / Revised: 8 September 2004 / Accepted: 8 October 2004 / Published: 8 December 2004
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Abstract

In order to navigate its complex lifecycle, the malaria parasites must interact with a range of host cells. Examples of this are the invasion of hepatocytes by sporozoites and erythrocyte invasion by merozoites. This requirement for cell recognition brings with it the need to display cognate ligands on the parasite surface, and therefore the capacity of the host to develop defences against the infection. Even at a stage where the intracellular nature of erythrocyte development would appear to offer an opportunity for the parasite to be immunologically "silent", parasite-derived proteins are found on the surface of the infected erythrocyte. This review will discuss the proteins found on or associated with the surface of the infected erythrocyte and the resulting phenotypes.
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Smith, J.D.; Craig, A.G. The Surface of the Plasmodium falciparum-infected Erythrocyte. Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 2005, 7, 81-94. https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.007.081

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Smith JD, Craig AG. The Surface of the Plasmodium falciparum-infected Erythrocyte. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 2005; 7(1):81-94. https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.007.081

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Smith, Joseph D., and Alister G. Craig. 2005. "The Surface of the Plasmodium falciparum-infected Erythrocyte" Current Issues in Molecular Biology 7, no. 1: 81-94. https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.007.081

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Smith, J. D., & Craig, A. G. (2005). The Surface of the Plasmodium falciparum-infected Erythrocyte. Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 7(1), 81-94. https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.007.081

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