The evolution and diversity of a low complexity vaccine candidate, merozoite surface protein 9 (MSP-9), in Plasmodium vivax and closely related species

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 239-248

  Chenet, Stella M ^a,b   Pacheco, M Andreína ^b   Bacon, David J ^c   Collins, William E ^d   Barnwell, John W ^d   Escalante, Ananias A ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AZ 85281   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

ABRA; Binding sites; Genetic diversity; Merozoite surface proteins; MSP 9; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 9; PARASITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PLASMODIUM COATNEYI; PLASMODIUM CYNOMOLGI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FIELDI; PLASMODIUM GONDERI; PLASMODIUM INUI; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM REICHENOWI; PLASMODIUM SIMIOVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PURIFYING SELECTION;

PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PLASMODIUM COATNEYI; PLASMODIUM CYNOMOLGI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FIELDI; PLASMODIUM GONDERI; PLASMODIUM INUI; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM REICHENOWI; PLASMODIUM SIMIOVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PRIMATES;

ABRA; BINDING SITES; GENETIC DIVERSITY; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEINS; MSP-9; PLASMODIUM;

ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALARIA VACCINES; MALARIA, VIVAX; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84884779516     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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