Are extensive T cell epitope polymorphisms in the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite antigen, a leading sporozoite vaccine candidate, selected by immune pressure

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3935-3939

  Kumkhaek, Chutima ^a   Phra Ek, Kooruethai ^b   Rénia, Laurent ^c   Singhasivanon, Pratap ^a   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^a   Hirunpetcharat, Chakrit ^a   White, Nicholas J ^b,c   Brockman, Alan ^a,b   Grüner, Anne Charlotte ^c   Lebrun, Nicolas ^d   Alloueche, Ali ^e   Nosten, François ^a,b,d   Khusmith, Srisin ^a   Snounou, Georges ^f,g,h  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^c INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^d CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

^f INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^g MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^h CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMSPOROZOITE PROTEIN; EPITOPE; MALARIA VACCINE; SPOROZOITE VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROZOITE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THAILAND;

EID: 24744464566     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.6.3935     Document Type: Article

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