The structures of glycophorin C N-glycans, a putative component of the GPC receptor site for Plasmodium falciparum EBA-140 ligand.
Glycophorins C and D are highly glycosylated integral sialoglycoproteins of human red blood cell membranes carrying the Gerbich blood group antigens. The O- and N-glycosidic chains of the major erythrocyt