The human immune system is composed of a distributed network of cells circulating
throughout the body, which must dynamically form physical associations and communicate …

The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 is known to enable viral invasion into human cells through
direct binding to host receptors including ACE2. An alternate entry receptor for the virus was …

Bacterial pathogens have developed complex strategies to successfully survive and
proliferate within their hosts. Throughout the infection cycle, direct interaction with host cells …

Malaria affects one third of the world's population and kills hundreds of thousands across the
globe annually. Among the species that cause malaria in humans, Plasmodium falciparum …

Parasites of the genus Plasmodium, the etiological agent of malaria, are transmitted through
the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, which deposit sporozoites into the host skin. Sporozoites …

Malaria is a disease of public health importance in many parts of the world. Currently, there
is no effective way to eradicate malaria, so developing safe, efficient, and cost-effective …

Malaria is an infectious disease, caused by Plasmodium parasites, that remains a major
global health problem. Infection begins when salivary gland sporozoites are transmitted …

The discovery that Africans were resistant to infection by Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) led to
the conclusion that P. vivax invasion relied on the P. vivax Duffy Binding Protein (PvDBP) …

Intracellular parasites from the genera Toxoplasma, Plasmodium, Trypanosoma,
Leishmania and from the phylum Microsporidia are, respectively, the causative agents of …

For a long time, host cell death during parasitic infection has been considered a reflection of
tissue damage, and often associated with disease pathogenesis. However, during their …