Codon optimization of gene fragments encoding Plasmodium falciparum merzoite proteins enhances DNA vaccine protein expression and immunogenicity in mice

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 7250-7253

  Narum, D L ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Rogers, W O ^a   Fuhrmann, S R ^a   Liang, H ^a   Oakley, M ^a   Taye, A ^a   Sim, B K L ^a   Hoffman, S L ^a  

^a CELERA GENOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA VACCINE; MALARIA VACCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOGENICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC CODE; MALARIA VACCINES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; VACCINES, DNA;

EID: 0035190397     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.12.7250-7253.2001     Document Type: Article

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