Structural Basis for the Abo Blood-Group Dependence of Plasmodium Falciparum Rosetting.
Vigan-Womas, I., Guillotte, M., Juillerat, A., Hessel, A., Raynal, B., England, P., Cohen, J.H., Bertrand, O., Peyrard, T., Bentley, G.A., Lewit-Bentley, A., Mercereau-Puijalon, O.(2012) PLoS Pathog 8: 2781
- PubMed: 22807674 
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002781
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2YK0 - PubMed Abstract: 
The ABO blood group influences susceptibility to severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Recent evidence indicates that the protective effect of group O operates by virtue of reduced rosetting of infected red blood cells (iRBCs) with uninfected RBCs. Rosetting is mediated by a subgroup of PfEMP1 adhesins, with RBC binding being assigned to the N-terminal DBL1α₁ domain ...