Truncation of Plasmodium berghei merozoite surface protein 8 does not affect in vivo blood-stage development

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-72

  de Koning Ward, Tania F ^a   Drew, Damien R ^a   Chesson, Joanne M ^a   Beeson, James G ^a   Crabb, Brendan S ^a  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene knockout; Malaria; Merozoite surface proteins; MSP8; Plasmodium berghei

Indexed keywords

MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 8; PARASITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; ERYTHROCYTE; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RETICULOCYTE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ERYTHROCYTES; GENE DELETION; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALARIA; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SCHIZONTS; TROPHOZOITES;

MUS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; RODENTIA;

EID: 41549149549     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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