MEMBRANE
Online ISSN : 1884-6440
Print ISSN : 0385-1036
ISSN-L : 0385-1036
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Can Erythrocytes Prevent Malaria Parasite Invasion?
Yuich Takakuwa
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2006 Volume 31 Issue 5 Pages 253-257

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Erythrocytes appear not to accept Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) invasion easily since their membranes are stable and deformable due to membrane mechanical properties which are maintained by the submembranous skeletal network. However, Pf does invade erythrocytes. In the present symposium, based on our ongoing studies we want to discuss the mechanisms about (1) Pf invasion into erythrocytes, (2) prevention of Pf invasion into Pf-infected erythrocytes, and (3) Pf release from erythrocytes after maturation.
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