T cell epitope regions of the P. falciparum MSP1-33 critically influence immune responses and in vitro efficacy of MSP1-42 vaccines

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Pusic, Kae M ^a   Hashimoto, Caryn N ^a   Lehrer, Axel ^b,c   Aniya, Charmaine ^b,d   Clements, David E ^b   Hui, George S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b HAWAII BIOTECH INC   (United States)

^c PantheraBioPharma   (United States)

^d Scientific Investigation Section   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; FREUND ADJUVANT; MALARIA VACCINE; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN[1-19]; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN[1-19] VACCINE; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN[1-33]; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN[1-33] VACCINE; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN[1-42]; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN[1-42] VACCINE; PEPTIDE VACCINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HELPER CELL; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RABBIT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RABBITS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 80052735727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024782     Document Type: Article

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