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Merozoite Surface Protein 1

Known as: MSA-1 Protein, Merozoite Surface Protein-1, PFM-PSCP 
A surface protein found on Plasmodium species which induces a T-cell response. The antigen is polymorphic, sharing amino acid sequence homology among… 
National Institutes of Health

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2002
2002
Merozoite Surface Protein 1-Specific Immune Response Is Protective against Exoerythrocytic Forms of Plasmodium yoelii
ABSTRACT One of the difficulties in developing an effective malaria vaccine is the antigenic change of the parasite during the… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Plasmodium vivax MSP-1 peptides have high specific binding activity to human reticulocytes.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Characterization of Allelic Variation in theBabesia bovis Merozoite Surface Antigen 1 (MSA-1) Locus and Identification of a Cross-Reactive Inhibition-Sensitive MSA-1 Epitope
ABSTRACT The Babesia bovis merozoite surface antigen 1 (MSA-1), a member of the variable merozoite surface antigen (VMSA) family… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Comparison of humoral immune responses elicited by DNA and protein vaccines based on merozoite surface protein-1 from Plasmodium yoelii, a rodent malaria parasite.
Immunization with DNA vaccines encoding relevant Ags can induce not only cell-mediated immune response but also humoral immune… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Comparison of protection induced by immunization with recombinant proteins from different regions of merozoite surface protein 1 of Plasmodium yoelii
Vaccination with native full-length merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP1) or with recombinant C-terminal peptides protects mice… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Immunization with a recombinant C-terminal fragment of Plasmodium yoelii merozoite surface protein 1 protects mice against homologous but not heterologous P. yoelii sporozoite challenge
It has been reported previously that immunization with recombinant protein containing the two epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The combined epidermal growth factor‐like modules of Plasmodium yoelii Merozoite Surface Protein‐1 are required for a protective immune response to the parasite
We have reported previously that immunization with a bacterial recombinant protein containing the two epidermal growth factor… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Sequence conservation in the C-terminal part of the precursor to the major merozoite surface proteins (MSP1) of Plasmodium falciparum from field isolates.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Cloning and analysis of the gene encoding the 230-kilodalton merozoite surface antigen of Plasmodium yoelii.
  • A. Lewis
  • Molecular and biochemical parasitology (Print)
  • 1989
  • Corpus ID: 3986982
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Processing of the precursor to the major merozoite surface antigens of Plasmodium falciparum
SUMMARY Specific sequences derived from the gene for the precursor to the major merozoite surface antigens (PMMSA) of Plasmodium… 
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