Structure of Rhoptry Neck Protein 2 is essential for the interaction in vitro with Apical Membrane Antigen 1 in Plasmodium vivax

Structure of Rhoptry Neck Protein 2 is essential for the interaction in vitro with Apical Membrane Antigen 1 in Plasmodium vivax

Abstract Background In several Apicomplexa, the formation of moving junctions (MJs) at the interface between the external membranes of the invading parasite and the host cell is essential for the process of parasite invasion. In Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii, the MJ is composed of the...

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Main Authors: Perla Salgado-Mejias, Flavio L. Alves, Kátia S. Françoso, Karin A. Riske, Emerson R. Silva, Antonio Miranda, Irene S. Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium vivax
PvAMA1
PvRON2
Protein–protein interaction
Peptide–protein interaction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2649-6

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