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New life sciences study findings reported from Sun Yat-Sen University
June 18th, 2008
Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Characterization of a profilin-like protein from Schistosoma japonicum, a potential new vaccine candidate.' According to recent research published in the journal Parasitology Research, "The tegumental membrane of platyhelminth parasites is of crucial importance for modulation of the host response and parasite survival. A complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) containing an open reading frame of 390 bp, which encodes a profilin-like tegumental protein with a theoretical isoelectric point of 6.02 and a molecular weight of 14.42 kDa, had been identified by bioinformatic analysis." "The coding region of the...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-06-18)
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