Dedicated to the memory of Professors Henry G. Kunkel and Bruce Merrifield (Rockefeller
University, New York), who introduced us to the fascinating worlds of immunology and …

Intimate Molecular Interactions of P. falciparum Merozoite Proteins Involved in Invasion of Red
Blood Cells and Their Implications for Vaccine Design | Chemical Reviews ACS ACS …

In Plasmodium falciparum malaria, erythrocyte invasion by circulating merozoites may occur
via two distinct pathways involving either a sialic acid-dependent or-independent …

The recent demonstration that purified natural killer (NK) cells lyse Plasmodium falciparum–
parasitized red blood cells (Pf-pRBCs) suggests that innate immunity is important in malaria …

The apicomplexan parasites Babesia and Plasmodium are related, yet phylogenetically
distinct haemoprotozoa that infect red blood cells and cause severe diseases of major …

• Introduction• P. falciparum invasion of RBCs• Merozoite proteins involved in invading
erythrocytes• Erythrocyte proteins involved in merozoite invasion• The state of current …

Merozoite surface protein 9 (MSP-9) from Plasmodium has shown promise as a vaccine
candidate due to its location and possible role in erythrocyte invasion. In this study, we …

Merozoite surface proteins have been implicated in the initial attachment to the host red
blood cell membrane that begins the process of invasion, an important step in the life cycle …

Detergent-resistant lipid raft membrane-associated Pf12, Pf38 and Pf41 proteins belong to
the Cys6 family, whose members are implicated in Plasmodium falciparum invasion to …

Receptor–ligand interactions between synthetic peptides and normal human erythrocytes
were studied to determine Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein‐3 (MSP‐3) …