Diverse functional outcomes of Plasmodium falciparum ligation of EPCR: potential implications for malarial pathogenesis

MR Gillrie, M Avril, AJ Brazier, SP Davis… - Cellular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
P lasmodium falciparum‐infected erythrocytes (IRBC) expressing the domain cassettes (DC)
8 and 13 of the cytoadherent ligand P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 adhere to …

Antibody Targets on the Surface of Plasmodium falciparum–Infected Erythrocytes That Are Associated With Immunity to Severe Malaria in Young Children

JA Chan, MJ Boyle, KA Moore, L Reiling… - The Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum–infected erythrocytes (IEs) in
the microvasculature contributes to pathogenesis of severe malaria in children. This …

CD36 and malaria: friends or foes? A decade of data provides some answers

A Cabrera, D Neculai, KC Kain - Trends in parasitology, 2014 - cell.com
The past 10 years have generated new insights into the complex interaction between CD36
(cluster of differentiation 36) and malaria. These range from the crystallization of the CD36 …

Expression of the Domain Cassette 8 Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 Is Associated with Cerebral Malaria in Benin

GI Bertin, T Lavstsen, F Guillonneau, J Doritchamou… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein-1 (Pf EMP-1) is a highly
polymorphic adherence receptor expressed on the surface of infected erythrocytes. Based …

A novel computational pipeline for var gene expression augments the discovery of changes in the Plasmodium falciparum transcriptome during transition from in vivo …

C Andradi-Brown, JS Wichers-Misterek, H von Thien… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
The pathogenesis of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria involves cytoadhesive
microvascular sequestration of infected erythrocytes, mediated by P. falciparum erythrocyte …

IgG antibodies to endothelial protein C receptor-binding cysteine-rich interdomain region domains of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 are …

L Turner, T Lavstsen, BP Mmbando… - Infection and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Severe malaria syndromes are precipitated by Plasmodium falciparum parasites binding to
endothelial receptors on the vascular lining. This binding is mediated by members of the …

Meta-analysis of Plasmodium falciparum var Signatures Contributing to Severe Malaria in African Children and Indian Adults

F Duffy, M Bernabeu, PH Babar, A Kessler, CW Wang… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The clinical presentation of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria differs between children
and adults, but the mechanistic basis for this remains unclear. Contributing factors to …

Stuck in a rut? Reconsidering the role of parasite sequestration in severe malaria syndromes

AJ Cunnington, EM Riley, M Walther - Trends in parasitology, 2013 - cell.com
Severe malaria defines individuals at increased risk of death from their infection. Proposed
pathogenic mechanisms include parasite sequestration, inflammation, and endothelial …

Protein C system defects inflicted by the malaria parasite protein PfEMP1 can be overcome by a soluble EPCR variant

JEV Petersen, EAM Bouwens, I Tamayo… - Thrombosis and …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
The Endothelial Protein C receptor (EPCR) is essential for the anticoagulant and
cytoprotective functions of the Protein C (PC) system. Selected variants of the malaria …

Patterns of heterochromatin transitions linked to changes in the expression of Plasmodium falciparum clonally variant genes

L Michel-Todó, C Bancells, N Casas-Vila… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The survival of malaria parasites in the changing human blood environment largely depends
on their ability to alter gene expression by epigenetic mechanisms. The active state of …