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SUBMITTER: Wang W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6056854 | biostudies-other | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Infection and immunity 20180723 8
Invasion of erythrocytes by merozoites is required in the life cycle of malarial parasites. Proteins derived from the invasive merozoites are essential ligands for erythrocyte recognition and penetration. In this study, we report a novel protein that possesses a Trx domain-like structure of the thioredoxin family and is expressed on the surface of merozoites of the malaria parasite <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> This protein, namely, PfTrx-mero protein, displayed a mutated sequence character at th ...[more]