Gene Review:
VAR - erythrocyte membrane protein 1, PfEMP1
Plasmodium falciparum 3D7
- 3D7-Derived Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 Is a Frequent Target of Naturally Acquired Antibodies Recognizing Protein Domains in a Particular Pattern Independent of Malaria Transmission Intensity. Joergensen, L., Vestergaard, L.S., Turner, L., Magistrado, P., Lusingu, J.P., Lemnge, M., Theander, T.G., Jensen, A.T. J. Immunol. (2007)
- Prediction of solubility on recombinant expression of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 domains in Escherichia coli. Ahuja, S., Ahuja, S., Chen, Q., Wahlgren, M. Malar. J. (2006)
- Epigenetic memory at malaria virulence genes. Chookajorn, T., Dzikowski, R., Frank, M., Li, F., Jiwani, A.Z., Hartl, D.L., Deitsch, K.W. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2007)
- Skeleton-binding protein 1 functions at the parasitophorous vacuole membrane to traffic PfEMP1 to the Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocyte surface. Maier, A.G., Rug, M., O'neill, M.T., Beeson, J.G., Marti, M., Reeder, J., Cowman, A.F. Blood (2007)
- Increased B cell survival and preferential activation of the memory compartment by a malaria polyclonal B cell activator. Donati, D., Mok, B., Chêne, A., Xu, H., Thangarajh, M., Glas, R., Chen, Q., Wahlgren, M., Bejarano, M.T. J. Immunol. (2006)
- Physical Linkage to Drug Resistance Genes Results in Conservation of var Genes among West Pacific Plasmodium falciparum Isolates. Fowler, E.V., Chavchich, M., Chen, N., Peters, J.M., Kyle, D.E., Gatton, M.L., Cheng, Q. J. Infect. Dis. (2006)
- Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 6 (MSP-6) derived peptides bind erythrocytes and partially inhibit parasite invasion. López, R., Valbuena, J., Rodríguez, L.E., Ocampo, M., Vera, R., Curtidor, H., Puentes, A., García, J., Ramirez, L.E., Patarroyo, M.E. Peptides (2006)
- Sodium-dependent uptake of inorganic phosphate by the intracellular malaria parasite. Saliba, K.J., Martin, R.E., Br??er, A., Henry, R.I., McCarthy, C.S., Downie, M.J., Allen, R.J., Mullin, K.A., McFadden, G.I., Br??er, S., Kirk, K. Nature (2006)
- Delivery of the malaria virulence protein PfEMP1 to the erythrocyte surface requires cholesterol-rich domains. Frankland, S., Adisa, A., Horrocks, P., Taraschi, T.F., Schneider, T., Elliott, S.R., Rogerson, S.J., Knuepfer, E., Cowman, A.F., Newbold, C.I., Tilley, L. Eukaryotic Cell (2006)
- Repeat structures in a Plasmodium falciparum protein (MESA) that binds human erythrocyte protein 4.1. Coppel, R.L. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. (1992)
- Hypervariability within the Rifin, Stevor and Pfmc-2TM superfamilies in Plasmodium falciparum. Lavazec, C., Sanyal, S., Templeton, T.J. Nucleic Acids Res. (2006)