Plasmodium falciparum: restricted polymorphism of T cell epitopes of the circumsporozoite protein in Brazil

N Yoshida, SM Di Santi, AP Dutra… - Experimental …, 1990 - Elsevier
We examined the extent of variation of the 3′ region of the Circumsporozoite gene among
Plasmodium falciparum isolates through amplification of a selected DNA fragment followed …

Diversity in the immunodominant determinants of the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum parasites from malaria-endemic regions of Papua New …

YP Shi, MP Alpers, MM Povoa, AA Lal - The American journal of …, 1992 - europepmc.org
To determine the nature and extent of variation in the T cell sites of the Plasmodium
falciparum circumsporozoite (CS) protein, a candidate antigen in the development of a …

Wild isolates of Plasmodium falciparum show extensive polymorphism in T cell epitopes of the circumsporozoite protein

MJ Lockyer, K Marsh, CI Newbold - Molecular and biochemical …, 1989 - Elsevier
Variation in the immunodominant T cell epitopes Th2R and Th3R of the Plasmodium
falciparum circumsporozoite protein has been analysed from Gambian clinical isolates using …

Polymorphism in the circumsporozoite protein of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax

SH Qari, IF Goldman, MM Povoa, S di Santi… - Molecular and …, 1992 - Elsevier
The circumsporozoite (CS) protein that covers the surface of infectious sporozoites is a
candidate antigen in malaria vaccine development. To determine the extent of B-and T …

Allelic variation in the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum from Thai field isolates

S Jongwutiwes, K Tanabe… - … Journal of Tropical …, 1994 - nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp
Allelic variation in the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite(CS) pro tein gene has been
examined by sequencing the entire gene in IS isolates from an endemic area of Thailand …

[PDF][PDF] A survey of the Th2R and Th3R allelic variants in the circumsporozoite protein gene of P. falciparum parasites from western Thailand

C Kumkhaek, K Phra-ek, P Singhasivanon… - 2004 - Citeseer
Allelic variation in the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (CS) gene has been
determined by sequencing the immunodominant T-cell epitopes, Th2R and Th3R, from 95 …

Strain variation in the circumsporozoite protein gene of Plasmodium falciparum

MJ Lockyer, RT Schwarz - Molecular and biochemical parasitology, 1987 - Elsevier
The complete nucleotide sequence of the cloned circumsporozoite protein gene of the
Plasmodium falciparum Wellcome (West African) isolate has been determined. The …

Antigenic diversity in the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum abrogates cytotoxic-T-cell recognition

V Udhayakumar, YP Shi, S Kumar, DL Jue… - Infection and …, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
Genetic analysis of field isolates of Plasmodium falciparum has shown selective
accumulation of point mutations within the immunologically sensitive sites of the …

Parasite polymorphism present within minimal T cell epitopes of Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein.

MF Good, D Pombo, WL Maloy… - … (Baltimore, Md.: 1950 …, 1988 - journals.aai.org
Identification of T cell antigenic sites is critical for antisporozoite malarial vaccine design.
Here, we present data that define two minimal functional T cell sites present in an …

Geographically restricted heterogeneity of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein: relevance for vaccine development

DL Doolan, AJ Saul, MF Good - Infection and immunity, 1992 - Am Soc Microbiol
The design of a subunit vaccine against the malaria parasite relies on the epitopes
recognized by T cells being identified and polymorphisms therein being defined. Here we …