A member of the py235 gene family of Plasmodium yoelii encodes an erythrocyte binding protein recognised by a protective monoclonal antibody

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 140-143

  Ogun, Solabomi A ^a   Howell, Steven A ^a   Taylor, Helen M ^a   Holder, Anthony A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN; PROTEIN PY235; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC CODE; MEROZOITE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ERYTHROCYTES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

PLASMODIUM YOELII;

EID: 33645893769     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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