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Protein & Peptide Letters

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ISSN (Print): 0929-8665
ISSN (Online): 1875-5305

Prediction of B Cell and T Cell Epitopes of DBLα Domain in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Vaccine Candidate Var Gene

Author(s): Aarti D. Ozarkar, D. Prakash, Dileep N. Deobagkar and Deepti D. Deobagkar

Volume 14, Issue 6, 2007

Page: [528 - 530] Pages: 3

DOI: 10.2174/092986607780989967

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Abstract

P. falciparum encodes PfEMP-1 which is important in pathogenicity and virulence. We have analyzed the structure of the Duffy binding like (DBLα) domain of var genes and predicted the antigenic sites and T and B cell epitopes which present a highly variable picture with major implications in immune interactions and vaccine design.

Keywords: malaria, PfEMP1, var, epitopes, antigenic sites


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