Plasmodium vivax is the most widely distributed malaria parasite affecting humans
worldwide, causing~ 5 million cases yearly. Despite the disease's extensive burden, there …

Plasmodium vivax is the most widely distributed human malaria parasite outside sub Sahara
regions of Africa causing huge morbidity and occasionally being severe and fatal (Kochar et …

The majority of malaria parasite species prefer to invade reticulocytes, the most infamous
being Plasmodium vivax. While the absence of an in vitro continuous culture method has …

Highlights•P. vivax has multiple and novel invasion ligand families (PvDBPs, PvRBPs,
PvTRAgs).•PvDBP binds to DARC.•PvRBP2b binds to the reticulocyte-tropic transferrin …

Plasmodium vivax malaria is a neglected tropical disease, despite being more
geographically widespread than any other form of malaria. The documentation of P. vivax …

Human malaria, which is caused by infection with Plasmodium, is a serious global public
health problem. The erythrocytic stages are responsible for all of the symptoms and …

The malarial parasite's invasion is complex, active and coordinated, involving many low and
high affinity interactions with receptors on target cell membrane. Proteomics analysis has …

Malaria is a major disease of humans caused by protozoan parasites from the genus
Plasmodium. It has a complex life cycle; however, asexual parasite infection within the blood …

Malaria parasites must recognise and invade different cells during their life cycle. The
efficiency with which Plasmodium falciparum invades erythrocytes of all ages is an important …

Background Plasmodium vivax uses multiple ligand-receptor interactions for preferential
invasion of human reticulocytes. Several of these ligands have been identified by in silico …