The most severe form of malaria is caused by Plasmodium falciparum. These parasites invade human erythrocytes and an essential step in this process involves the ligand PfRh5, which forms a complex with CyRPA and PfRipr (RCR complex) and binds basigin on the host cell. We identified a heteromeric dis...
ORGANISM(S): Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7)