<i>Plasmodium vivax</i> Cysteine-Rich Protective Antigen Polymorphism at Exon-1 Shows Recombination and Signatures of Balancing Selection

<i>Plasmodium vivax</i> Cysteine-Rich Protective Antigen Polymorphism at Exon-1 Shows Recombination and Signatures of Balancing Selection

<i>Plasmodium vivax</i> Cysteine-Rich Protective Antigen (CyRPA) is a merozoite protein participating in the parasite invasion of human reticulocytes. During natural <i>P. vivax</i> infection, antibody responses against PvCyRPA have been detected. In children, low anti-CyRPA...

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Main Authors: Lilia González-Cerón, José Cebrián-Carmona, Concepción M. Mesa-Valle, Federico García-Maroto, Frida Santillán-Valenzuela, Jose Antonio Garrido-Cardenas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
<i>Plasmodium vivax</i>
<i>pvcyrpa</i>
Southern Mexico
Cysteine-Rich Protective Antigen (CyRPA)
merozoite protein
genetic diversity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/1/29

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