Malaria, a mosquito‐borne infectious disease caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium
continues to be a major health problem worldwide. The unicellular Plasmodium‐parasites …

More than a century after the discovery of Plasmodium spp. parasites, the pathogenesis of
severe malaria is still not well understood. The majority of malaria cases are caused by …

Sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes in host blood vessels is a key
triggering event in the pathogenesis of severe childhood malaria, which is responsible for …

The dry season is a major challenge for Plasmodium falciparum parasites in many malaria
endemic regions, where water availability limits mosquito vectors to only part of the year …

CD36 is a scavenger receptor involved in fatty acid metabolism, innate immunity and
angiogenesis. It interacts with lipoprotein particles and facilitates uptake of long chain fatty …

Malaria remains a significant contributor to the global burden of disease, with around 40% of
the world's population at risk of Plasmodium infections. The development of an effective …

Cerebral malaria is a deadly outcome of infection by Plasmodium falciparum, occurring
when parasite-infected erythrocytes accumulate in the brain. These erythrocytes display …

Cytoadhesion of P lasmodium falciparum‐infected erythrocytes to host microvasculature is a
key virulence determinant. Parasite binding is mediated by a large family of clonally variant …

The most polymorphic gene family in P. falciparum is the∼ 60 var genes distributed across
parasite chromosomes, both in the subtelomeres and in internal regions. They encode …

Bipartite networks are a common type of network data in which there are two types of
vertices, and only vertices of different types can be connected. While bipartite networks …