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Plasmodium vivax Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Paralog as a Mediator of Parasite Adherence to Reticulocytes
Author(s) -
JinHee Han,
Jee-Sun Cho,
Yang Cheng,
Fauzi Muh,
Won Gi Yoo,
Bruce Russell,
François Nosten,
Sunghun Na,
KwonSoo Ha,
Won Sun Park,
SeokHo Hong,
EunTaek Han
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
infection and immunity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.508
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1070-6313
pISSN - 0019-9567
DOI - 10.1128/iai.00239-18
Subject(s) - plasmodium vivax , biology , reticulocyte , surface protein , parasite hosting , virology , protozoa , apicomplexa , malaria , merozoite surface protein , plasmodium (life cycle) , plasmodium falciparum , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene , rna , malaria vaccine , world wide web , computer science
Plasmodium vivax parasites preferentially invade reticulocytes in human beings.P. vivax merozoite surface protein 1 (PvMSP1) and PvMSP1 paralog (PvMSP1P) may have important functions in reticulocyte adherence during invasion.

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