| Literature DB >> 21620131 |
Eric H Ekland1, Myles H Akabas, David A Fidock.
Abstract
The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum increases red blood cell membrane permeability during infection to allow for import of nutrients and other solutes. Nguitragool et al. (2011) have now identified parasite-encoded CLAG3 proteins as key components of the import channel located on the erythrocyte membrane.Entities:
Year: 2011 PMID： 21620131 DOI： 10.1016/j.cell.2011.05.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN： 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582