Items for "binding"

Structural modifications to a high-activity binding peptide located within the PfEMP1 NTS domain induce protection against P. falciparum malaria in Aotus monkeys

Binding of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes to vascular endothelium and to uninfected erythrocytes is mediated by the parasite-derived variant erythrocyte membrane protein PfEMP-1 and various receptors, both on the vascular endothelium and on the erythrocyte surface...

Keywords: binding, malaria, peptide, PfEMP-1, Plasmodium