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SUBMITTER: Smith PH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3118162 | biostudies-other | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Smith Paul H PH Mwangi Jonathan M JM Afrane Yaw A YA Yan Guiyun G Obbard Darren J DJ Ranford-Cartwright Lisa C LC Little Tom J TJ
Malaria journal 20110608
<h4>Background</h4>In insects, including Anopheles mosquitoes, Dscam (Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule) appears to be involved in phagocytosis of pathogens, and shows pathogen-specific splice-form expression between divergent pathogen (or parasite) types (e.g. between bacteria and Plasmodium or between Plasmodium berghei and Plasmodium falciparum). Here, data are presented from the first study of Dscam expression in response to genetic diversity within a parasite species.<h4>Methods</h4>In i ...[more]