MAEBL Contributes to <i>Plasmodium</i> Sporozoite Adhesiveness

MAEBL Contributes to <i>Plasmodium</i> Sporozoite Adhesiveness

The sole currently approved malaria vaccine targets the circumsporozoite protein—the protein that densely coats the surface of sporozoites, the parasite stage deposited in the skin of the mammalian host by infected mosquitoes. However, this vaccine only confers moderate protection against clinical d...

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Main Authors: Mónica Sá, David Mendes Costa, Ana Rafaela Teixeira, Begoña Pérez-Cabezas, Pauline Formaglio, Sylvain Golba, Hélèna Sefiane-Djemaoune, Rogerio Amino, Joana Tavares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
<i>Plasmodium</i>
sporozoite
MAEBL
liver
adhesion
genetic complementation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/10/5711

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