Genetic analysis of the cytoplasmic domain of the PfRh2b merozoite invasion protein of Plasmodium falciparum

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 399-405

  DeSimone, Tiffany M ^a   Bei, Amy K ^a   Jennings, Cameron V ^a   Duraisingh, Manoj T ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic tail; Erythrocyte invasion; Genetic; Motif; PfRh2b; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PROTEIN; PROTOZOAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYTOPLASM; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MEROZOITES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 58849092173     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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