A pre-PEXEL histidine-rich protein II erythrocyte binding peptide as a new way for anti-malarial vaccine development

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 360, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 149-155

  Cifuentes, Gladys ^a   Patarroyo, Manuel Elkin ^a,b   Reyes, Claudia ^a   Córtes, Jimena ^a,b   Patarroyo, Manuel Alfonso ^a,b  

^a FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO DE INMUNOLOGÍA DE COLOMBIA FIDIC   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

HLA DR 1* molecule; HRP II protein; Malaria; PEXEL motif

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE DERIVATIVE; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN 2 ERYHTROCYTE BINDING PEPTIDE; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MALARIA VACCINE; PROTEIN 6800; PROTEIN HRP 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; GAMETOCYTE; IMMUNOGENICITY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; AOTIDAE; MALARIA VACCINES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 34250793921     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.06.024     Document Type: Article

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