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| | Molecular and Cellular Immunology Section, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Division of Intramural Research, National ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | By determining the three-dimensional structures of receptors, ligands, and receptor-ligand complexes and by studying their associations in solution, we are examining the macromolecular interactions that allow the parasite to specifically invade a particular cell type. |
 | | Some proteins are known to be essential for cell invasion; others are essential for the parasite life cycle, but their function is not known. |
 | | The parasite receptors, being on the cell surface, are also prime candidates for the development of anti-malarial vaccines as natural immunity to malaria appears to correlate with immune responses to cell surface receptors. |
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