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Genetic polymorphism of Plasmodium vivax msp1p, a paralog of merozoite surface protein 1, from worldwide isolates.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Feb 2011
Wang Yue, Kaneko Osamu, Sattabongkot Jetsumon, Chen Jun-Hu, Lu Feng, Chai Jong-Yil, Takeo Satoru, Tsuboi Takafumi, Ayala Francisco J, Chen Yong, Lim Chae Seung, Han Eun-Taek
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodium vivax msp1p, a paralog of the candidate vaccine antigen P. vivax merozoite surface protein 1, possesses a signal peptide at its N-terminus and two epidermal growth factor-like domains at its C-terminus with a glycosylphosphatidylinositol attachment site. The msp1p gene locus may have originated by a duplication of the msp1 gene locus in a common ancestor of the analyzed Plasmodium species and lost from...
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