The M18 aspartyl aminopeptidase of Plasmodium falciparum binds to human erythrocyte spectrin in vitro

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Coetzer Theresa L, Lauterbach Sonja B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2008
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Ferguson
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-7-161; https://doaj.org/article/d975e2075bd44c9d983ce97e517e5486

Abstract Background During erythrocytic schizogony, Plasmodium falciparum interacts with the human erythrocyte membrane when it enters into, grows within and escapes from the erythrocyte. An interaction between the P. falciparum M18 aspartyl aminopeptidase ( Pf M18AAP) and the human erythrocyte memb...