Genome-wide variation and identification of vaccine targets in the Plasmodium falciparum genome
Mu, J., Awadalla, P., Duan, J., McGee, K. M., Keebler, J., Seydel, K., … Su, X.-zhuan. (2006, December 10). Nature Genetics.
MeSH headings : Animals; Antigens, Protozoan / genetics; Antigens, Protozoan / isolation & purification; Antigens, Protozoan / metabolism; Cell-Free System / metabolism; Chromosome Mapping; Drug Delivery Systems; Drug Design; Drug Resistance / genetics; Genetic Variation; Genome, Protozoan; Humans; Immune Sera / chemistry; Malaria Vaccines / immunology; Malaria, Falciparum / immunology; Malaria, Falciparum / parasitology; Plasmodium falciparum / genetics; Plasmodium falciparum / immunology
topics (OpenAlex): Malaria Research and Control; vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches; Mosquito-borne diseases and control
TL;DR:
This work surveyed P. falciparum genes for polymorphisms and identified various highly polymorphic loci and genes, some of which encode new antigens that are confirmed using human immune sera and providing urgently needed vaccine candidates for disease control.
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