Diversifying Selection on the Thrombospondin-Related Adhesive Protein (TRAP) Gene of Plasmodium falciparum in Thailand

Sporozoites of Plasmodium falciparum are transmitted to human hosts by Anopheles mosquitoes. Thrombospondin-related adhesive protein (TRAP) is expressed in sporozoites and plays a crucial role in sporozoite gliding and invasion of human hepatocytes. A previous study showed that the TRAP gene has bee...

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Autores principales: Ohashi, Jun, Suzuki, Yuji, Naka, Izumi, Hananantachai, Hathairad, Patarapotikul, Jintana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3938765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24587387
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090522

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3938765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24587387
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090522

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