Erythrocyte invasion-neutralising antibodies prevent Plasmodium falciparum RH5 from binding to basigin-containing membrane protein complexes

A Jamwal, CF Constantin, S Hirschi, S Henrich, W Bildl… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Basigin is an essential host receptor for invasion of Plasmodium falciparum into human
erythrocytes, interacting with parasite surface protein PfRH5. PfRH5 is a leading blood-stage …

Basigin mediation of Plasmodium falciparum red blood cell invasion does not require its interaction with monocarboxylate transporter 1

NR King, CM Freire, J Touhami, M Sitbon, AM Toye… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Plasmodium falciparum invasion of the red blood cell is reliant upon the essential interaction
of PfRh5 with the host receptor protein basigin. Basigin exists as part of one or more …