Structure of the merozoite surface protein 1 from <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>
Patricia M. Dijkman, Tanja Marzluf, Yingyi Zhang, Shih‐Ying Scott Chang, Dominic Helm, Michael Lanzer, Hermann Bujard, Mikhail Kudryashev
Abstract
Structure of the malaria blood-stage parasite’s main surface antigen reveals putative host cell–binding domains.
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Plasmodium falciparumMerozoite surface proteinSurface proteinApicomplexaVirologyMalariaBiologyPlasmodium (life cycle)Computational biologyComputer scienceImmunologyParasite hostingMalaria vaccineWorld Wide WebInvertebrate Immune Response MechanismsMosquito-borne diseases and controlEnzyme Structure and Function