Two genetic approaches confirmed that basigin is the receptor for P. falciparum. Rh5 is a member of a multiprotein family of P. falciparum erythrocyte invasion ligands but, unlike for all other ...

A study recently conducted at the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, UK, has investigated the significance of a transmembrane glycoprotein basigin, or CD147, as a host cell co-receptor required ...

A new drug acts as a roadblock for malaria, curing mice of established infection, according to a study in The Journal of Experimental Medicine. Treatment was not associated with obvious side effects, ...

This news article was a review of a preliminary scientific report that had not undergone peer-review at the time of publication. Since its initial publication, the scientific report has now been peer ...