Extensive polymorphism in the Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface coat protein MSP-3α is limited to specific domains

Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 393-405

  Rayner, J C ^a   Corredor, V ^b,c   Feldman, D ^d   Ingravallo, P ^e   Iderabdullah, F ^b   Galinski, M R ^b   Barnwell, J W ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; DNA slippage; Malaria; Merozoite; Plasmodium vivax; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 3ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYDROPHILICITY; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036855174     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182002002317     Document Type: Article

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