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Identification of a novel merozoite surface antigen of Plasmodium vivax, PvMSA180.
Malaria journal - 28 Mar 2017
Muh Fauzi, Han Jin-Hee, Nyunt Myat Htut, Lee Seong-Kyun, Jeon Hye-Yoon, Ha Kwon-Soo, Park Won Sun, Hong Seok-Ho, Ahmed Md Atique, Na Sunghun, Takashima Eizo, Tsuboi Takafumi, Han Eun-Taek
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although a number of Plasmodium vivax proteins have been identified, few have been investigated as potential vaccine candidates. This study characterized the Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface antigen 180 (PvMSA180, PVX_094920), a novel P. vivax antigenic protein. METHODS: The target gene was amplified as four overlapping domains (D1, D2, D3 and D4) to enable expression of the recombinant protein...
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