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Pharmacological activation of PIEZO1 in human red blood cells prevents Plasmodium falciparum invasion
An inherited gain-of-function variant (E756del) in the mechanosensitive cationic channel PIEZO1 was shown to confer a significant protection against severe malaria. Here, we demonstrate in vitro that human red blood cell (RBC) infection by Plasmodium falciparum is prevented by the pharmacological ac...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10113305/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37071200 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-023-04773-0 |