The 22 kDa component of the protein complex on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites is derived from a larger precursor, merozoite surface protein 7

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 83-89

  Pachebat, Justin A ^a   Ling, Irene T ^a   Grainger, Munira ^a   Trucco, Carlotta ^a   Howell, Steven ^a   Fernandez Reyes, Delmiro ^a   Gunaratne, Ruwani ^a   Holder, Anthony A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malaria; Merozoite; MSP7, MSP1; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium yoelii

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GENE PRODUCT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 6; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 7; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZONT;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034846332     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(01)00336-X     Document Type: Article

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