Plasmodium reichenowi EBA-140 merozoite ligand binds to glycophorin D on chimpanzee red blood cells, shedding new light on origins of Plasmodium falciparum

Flow cytometry analysis of the P. reichenowi EBA-140 Region II (RII) binding to native chimpanzee erythrocytes (nat) and erythrocytes treated with trypsin (trp) and chymotrypsin (chtrp) (a); the binding pattern of MoAb 2G11 recognizing GPC/GPD (b). Abbreviation: MFI, mean fluorescence intensit