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ArticleInfection and immunity2018

A Thioredoxin Homologous Protein of Plasmodium falciparum Participates in Erythrocyte Invasion.

Wei Wang, Peng Huang, Ning Jiang, Huijun Lu, Dongchao Zhang, Dawei Wang, Kai Zhang, Mats Wahlgren, Qijun Chen

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Wei Wang *Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Peng Huang *Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Ning JiangKey Laboratory of Zoonosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
Huijun LuKey Laboratory of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Dongchao ZhangKey Laboratory of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Dawei WangKey Laboratory of Zoonosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
Kai ZhangKey Laboratory of Zoonosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
Mats WahlgrenInstitute of Microbiology, Tumor and Cellular Biology Center, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Qijun ChenKey Laboratory of Zoonosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China qijunchen759@syau.edu.cn.
Jilin University · CNShenyang Agricultural University · CNKarolinska Institutet · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Invasion of erythrocytes by merozoites is required in the life cycle of malarial parasites. Proteins derived from the invasive merozoites are essential ligands for erythrocyte recognition and penetration. In this study, we report a novel protein that possesses a Trx domain-like structure of the thioredoxin family and is expressed on the surface of merozoites of the malaria parasite

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EndocytosisAnimalsAntibodies, ProtozoanErythrocytesFemaleHumansMalaria, FalciparumMembrane ProteinsMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLPlasmodium bergheiPlasmodium falciparumProtein BindingProtein DomainsProtozoan ProteinsRabbitsAntibodies, ProtozoanMembrane ProteinsProtozoan ProteinsThioredoxinsVirulence Factorserythrocyteinvasionligandmalariathioredoxin

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PMID29844242
PMCPMC6056854
OpenAlexW2806345920

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