Merozoite Surface Protein 1 (definition)

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Definition: A surface protein found on Plasmodium species which induces a T-cell response. The antigen is polymorphic, sharing amino acid sequence homology among PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; and PLASMODIUM YOELII.

coord IM with specific PLASMODIUM species

Other names MSA-1; Surface Protein-1, Merozoite; Protein, MSA1; Protein, MSA-1; P. vivax MSP1; MSA 1 Protein; Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Precursor Surface ; PMMSA; PFM-PSCP; Merozoite Surface Protein-1; Merozoite Surface Antigen 1; Major Merozoite Surface Protein Precursor; MSP1, P. vivax; MSP-1; MSA1 Protein; MSA1; MSA-1 Protein; MSP1

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source	Drugs*
MSP-1(43-53)	0	Peptide Fragments Merozoite Surface Protein 1.	J Immunol Methods. 2003 May 1;276(1-2):19-31
sub-2 protein, Plasmodium falciparum	EC 3.4.21.-	*Subtilisins Merozoite Surface Protein 1.	Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999 May 25;96(11):6445-50

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