Adaptation of in vitro cytoadherence assay to Plasmodium knowlesi field isolates

• Main Authors: Farrah, A Fatih, Siner, Angela, Atique M, Ahmed, Lu, Chan Woon, Craig, Alister G, Staines, Henry M, Balbir, Singh, Sanjeev, Krishna, Cox-Singh, J.
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15805/1/Adaptation%20of%20in%20vitro%20cytoadherence%20assay%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15805/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/47546287_Adaptation_of_in_vitro_cytoadherence_assay_to_Plasmodium_knowlesi_field_isolates

P. knowlesi was the first Plasmodium species in which antigenic variation was observed. Variation was due to schizont infected cell agglutination (SICAvar) antigens expressed by the parasite and transported to the exposed surface of the host erythrocyte [1]. PfEMP1 is P. falciparum’s orthologue...