S. Hillringhaus

Effect of malaria parasite shape on its alignment at erythrocyte membrane

This study shows that the malaria parasite's egg-like shape is more robust for alignment with RBC membranes compared to other shapes under varying adhesion and membrane rigidity conditions.

Stochastic bond dynamics facilitates alignment of malaria parasite at erythrocyte membrane upon invasion

This study uses hydrodynamic simulations to show that stochastic bond dynamics and RBC membrane deformability mediate malaria parasite alignment during invasion.

Importance of erythrocyte deformability for the alignment of malaria parasite upon invasion

This study uses a deformable red blood cell model to show that membrane deformations are crucial for merozoite alignment during malaria invasion, with increased rigidity impairing alignment.