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SUBMITTER: Mayer DC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2664016 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mayer D C Ghislaine DC Cofie Joann J Jiang Lubin L Hartl Daniel L DL Tracy Erin E Kabat Juraj J Mendoza Laurence H LH Miller Louis H LH
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20090311 13
In the war against Plasmodium, humans have evolved to eliminate or modify proteins on the erythrocyte surface that serve as receptors for parasite invasion, such as the Duffy blood group, a receptor for Plasmodium vivax, and the Gerbich-negative modification of glycophorin C for Plasmodium falciparum. In turn, the parasite counters with expansion and diversification of ligand families. The high degree of polymorphism in glycophorin B found in malaria-endemic regions suggests that it also may be ...[more]