[HTML][HTML] Cryo-electron microscopy of IgM-VAR2CSA complex reveals IgM inhibits binding of Plasmodium falciparum to Chondroitin Sulfate A

RR Akhouri, S Goel, U Skoglund - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Placental malaria is caused by Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IEs) adhering
to chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in placenta via VAR2CSA-type PfEMP1. Human …

Immunoglobulin M perception by FcμR

Y Li, H Shen, R Zhang, C Ji, Y Wang, C Su, J Xiao - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) is the first antibody to emerge during embryonic development and
the humoral immune response. IgM can exist in several distinct forms, including monomeric …

CD5L associates with IgM via the J chain

Y Wang, C Su, C Ji, J Xiao - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
CD5 antigen-like (CD5L), also known as Spa; or AIM (Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage),
emerges as an integral component of serum immunoglobulin M (IgM). However, the …

Targeting Apicoplasts in Plasmodium falciparum, Origin and Pathways

MO Alkurbi, S Alghamdi, A Aslam, M Umair - Drug Targets for Plasmodium …, 2024 - Springer
The apicoplast is an important source of antimalarial drug target. The in-depth evaluation
and examination showed that apicoplast is a potent pharmacological target that is …

Proteome-wide comparison of tertiary protein structures reveal extensive molecular mimicry in Plasmodium-human interactions

V Muthye, JD Wasmuth - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Molecular mimicry is a strategy used by parasites to escape the host immune system and
successfully transmit to a new host. To date, high-throughput examples of molecular mimicry …

CD5L associates with IgM via the J chain

J Xiao, Y Wang, C Su, C Ji - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Abstract CD5 antigen-like (CD5L), also known as Spα or AIM (Apoptosis inhibitor of
macrophage), emerges as an integral component of serum immunoglobulin M (IgM) …

[引用][C] PfEMP1 and var genes–still of key importance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria pathogenesis and immunity

L Hviid, AR Jensen, KW Deitsch - 2024 - Elsevier