CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 161-165.

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Research progress on proteins associated with Plasmodium vivax invasion of erythrocytes

Xin-xin ZHANG, Rui-lin CHU, Ying-hua XUAN, Yang CHENG*()   

  1. Laboratory of Pathogen Infection and Immunity, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214000, China
  • Received:2017-09-27 Online:2018-04-28 Published:2018-04-24
  • Contact: Yang CHENG E-mail:woerseng@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 8160080574) and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20160192)

Abstract:

Different Plasmodium species utilize different invasion pathways and specific sets of ligand-receptor interactions to exert distinct invasion behaviors of merozoites. Most studies on host cell invasion by Plasmodium have concentrated on invasion of erythrocytes. With completion of the whole-genome sequencing of P. vivax, proteins involved in erythrocyte invasion, such as the duffy binding protein, the reticulocyte binding protein, and tryptophan-rich antigens, have been identified. This review summarizes the role of these proteins in erythrocyte invasion.

Key words: Plasmodium vivax, Erythrocyte invasion, Molecular mechanism

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