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Latest News   Posted on 15 February 2013 A complement component drives fetal growth restriction associated with placental malaria A study published in the latest issue of Cell Host and Microbe shows that the complement component C5a drives fetal growth restriction in placental malaria   Posted on 15 February 2013 A Plasmodium aminoacyl tRNA synthetase is the target of the anti-malarial compound halofuginone A study recently published in the scientific journal Nature presents evidences that the Plasmodium prolyl-transfer RNA synthetase is the target of the anti-malarial compound halofuginone.   Posted on 15 February 2013 Treatment with anti-HIV drugs lowers the risk of malaria infection: Interview with Dr Jane Achan In this podcast interview, Dr Achan discusses about the clinical trial she directed which showed that treatment of HIV-infected children with antiretroviral drugs reduced the recurrence of malaria infection.   Feature Articles   Posted on 14 February 2013 Complement Activation and the Resulting Placental Vascular Insufficiency Drives Fetal Growth Restriction Associated with Placental Malaria Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 13, Issue 2, 13 February 2013, Pages 215-226 Andrea L. Conroy, Karlee L. Silver, Kathleen Zhong, Monique Rennie, Peter Ward, J. Vidya Sarma, Malcolm E. Molyneux, John Sled, Joseph F. Fletcher, Stephen Rogerson, Kevin C. Kain   Posted on 14 February 2013 New approaches to studying Plasmodium falciparum merozoite invasion and insights into invasion biology International Journal for Parasitology, Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 1-10 Michelle J. Boyle, Danny W. Wilson, James G. Beeson   Posted on 14 February 2013 Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium knowlesi: Cloning, expression and functional analysis of 1-Cys peroxiredoxin Experimental Parasitology, Volume 133, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 101-105 Hassan Hakimi, Masahito Asada, Jose Ma. M. Angeles, Satoru Kawai, Noboru Inoue, Shin-ichiro Kawazu   Posted on 14 February 2013 2-Cys peroxiredoxin of Plasmodium falciparum is involved in resistance to heat stress of the parasite Parasitology International, Volume 62, Issue 2, April 2013, Pages 137-143 Risa Kimura, Kanako Komaki-Yasuda, Shin-ichiro Kawazu, Shigeyuki Kano

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