Effective cell membrane tension protects red blood cells against malaria invasion.

A critical step in how malaria parasites invade red blood cells (RBCs) is the wrapping of the membrane around the egg-shaped merozoites. Recent experiments have revealed that RBCs can be protected from malaria invasion by high membrane tension. While cellular and biochemical aspects of parasite acto...

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Main Authors: Haleh Alimohamadi, Padmini Rangamani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-12-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011694&type=printable
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