Glycophorin C (CD236R) mediates vivax malaria parasite rosetting to normocytes
Lee W-C., Malleret B., Lau Y-L., Mauduit M., Fong M-Y., Cho JS., Suwanarusk R., Zhang R., Albrecht L., Costa FTM., Preiser P., McGready R., Renia L., Nosten F., Russell B.
<jats:title>Key Points</jats:title> <jats:p>P vivax infected cells rosette exclusively to normocytes. Thus, rosetting does not directly facilitate P vivax merozoite invasion. Glycophorin C (CD236R) mediates vivax malaria parasite rosetting. This finding will help in the search for the P vivax rosette ligand.</jats:p>