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Plasmodium falciparum ligand binding to erythrocytes induce alterations in deformability essential for invasion.

Xavier Sisquella | Thomas Nebl | Jennifer K Thompson | Lachlan Whitehead | Brian M Malpede | Nichole D Salinas | Kelly Rogers | Niraj H Tolia | Andrea Fleig | Joseph O'Neill | Wai-Hong Tham | F David Horgen | Alan F Cowman
eLife | 2017

The most lethal form of malaria in humans is caused by Plasmodium falciparum. These parasites invade erythrocytes, a complex process involving multiple ligand-receptor interactions. The parasite makes initial contact with the erythrocyte followed by dramatic deformations linked to the function of the Erythrocyte binding antigen family and P. falciparum reticulocyte binding-like families. We show EBA-175 mediates substantial changes in the deformability of erythrocytes by binding to glycophorin A and activating a phosphorylation cascade that includes erythrocyte cytoskeletal proteins resulting in changes in the viscoelastic properties of the host cell. TRPM7 kinase inhibitors FTY720 and waixenicin A block the changes in the deformability of erythrocytes and inhibit merozoite invasion by directly inhibiting the phosphorylation cascade. Therefore, binding of P. falciparum parasites to the erythrocyte directly activate a signaling pathway through a phosphorylation cascade and this alters the viscoelastic properties of the host membrane conditioning it for successful invasion.

Pubmed ID: 28226242

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Associated grants

  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P20 GM103466
  • Agency: NIAID NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R56 AI080792
  • Agency: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
    Id: 55007645

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