A well‐conserved Plasmodium falciparum var gene shows an unusual stage‐specific transcript pattern
- 29 April 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 48 (5), 1339-1348
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03505.x
Abstract
The var multicopy gene family encodes Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) variant antigens, which, through their ability to adhere to a variety of host receptors, are though...Keywords
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