An unusual tryptophan-rich domain characterizes two secreted antigens of Plasmodium yoelii-infected erythrocytes

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-21

  Burns, James M ^a   Adeeku, Eric K ^a   Belk, Carla C ^a   Dunn, Patricia D ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte binding antigens; Malaria; Plasmodium yoelii; Tryptophan rich domain

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ERYTHROCYTE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ERYTHROCYTES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MALARIA; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM YOELII; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RABBITS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRYPTOPHAN;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033827906     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(00)00252-8     Document Type: Article

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