Expression, purification and characterization of plasmodium falciparum acidic basic repeat antigen

• Main Author: Sek, Mun Foong
• Other Authors: Gruber, Ardina
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Biochemistry
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/65359
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Plasmodium falciparum acidic basic repeat antigen (ABRA) is a 101 kDa highly conserved protein found at the merozoite surface during schizont rupture and in the parasitophorous vacuole within an infected erythrocyte. It is involved in the complex invasion process of erythrocytes in the malaria l...