PfCCp proteins of Plasmodium falciparum: Gametocyte-specific expression and role in complement-mediated inhibition of exflagellation

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 327-340

  Scholz, Sabrina Maria ^a   Simon, Nina ^a   Lavazec, Catherine ^b   Dude, Marie Adrienne ^a   Templeton, Thomas J ^b   Pradel, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergence; Fertilization; Gamete; Gametocytogenesis; Gene disruption; Malaria transmission; PLAP; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN PFCCP1; PROTEIN PFCCP2; PROTEIN PFCCP3; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; GAMBLING; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; INHIBITION; MALARIA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOSQUITO; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; GAMETOCYTE; GAMETOGENESIS; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; FLAGELLA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GERM CELLS; MALARIA VACCINES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 38949152693     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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