Blood group antigens represent polymorphic traits inherited among individuals and
populations. At present, there are 34 recognized human blood groups and hundreds of …

Simple and complex carbohydrates (glycans) have long been known to play major
metabolic, structural and physical roles in biological systems. Targeted microbial binding to …

The complement cascade is an ancient immune‐surveillance system that not only provides
protection from pathogen invasion but has also evolved to participate in physiological …

Variant surface antigens play an important role in Plasmodium falciparum malaria
pathogenesis and in immune evasion by the parasite. Although most work to date has …

Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most severe form of malaria disease in
humans, causing more than 1 million deaths each year. As an obligate intracellular parasite …

A major function of the immune system is to protect the host from microbial infections. The
complement system plays important roles in both the innate and the adaptive immune …

Coevolution of humans and malaria parasites has generated an intricate balance between
the immune system of the host and virulence factors of the parasite, equilibrating maximal …

The global agenda for malaria eradication would benefit from development of a highly
efficacious vaccine that protects against disease and interrupts transmission of Plasmodium …

Malaria is a vector‐borne infectious disease caused by unicellular parasites of the genus
Plasmodium. These obligate intracellular parasites have the unique capacity to infect and …

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) attachment to primary B cells initiates virus entry. Although CD21 is
the only known receptor for EBVgp350/220, a recent report documents EBV-infected B cells …