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Stage-Specific Transcription of Distinct Repertoires of a Multigene Family During Plasmodium Life Cycle
11 Jan 2002
Abstract excerpt
Members of a multigene family in the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium yoelii yoelii code for 235-kilodalton proteins (Py235) that are located in the merozoite apical complex, are implicated in virulence, and may determine red blood cell specificity. We show that distinct subsets of py235 genes are expressed in sporozoites and hepatic and erythrocytic stages. Antibodies to Py235 inhibited sporozoite invasion of...
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