Restricted valency (NPNA) n repeats and junctional epitope-based circumsporozoite protein vaccines against Plasmodium falciparum
Abstract The Circumsporozoite Protein (CSP) of Plasmodium falciparum contains an N-terminal region, a conserved Region I (RI), a junctional region, 25–42 copies of major (NPNA) and minor repeats followed by a C-terminal domain. The recently approved malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01 contains NPNAx19 and t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-01-01
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Series: | npj Vaccines |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-022-00430-y |