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Falciparum Malaria
Study data from University of Washington update knowledge of falciparum malaria
January 7th, 2009
"In order to establish a successful infection in the human host, the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum must establish interactions with a variety of human proteins on the surface of different cell types, as well as with proteins inside the host cells. To better understand this aspect of malaria pathogenesis, a study was conducted with the goal of identifying interactions between proteins of the parasite and those of its human host," scientists in the United States report. "A modified yeast two-hybrid methodology that preferentially selects protein fragments that can be expressed in yeast was used to conduct high-throughput screens with P. falciparum protein...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-01-07)
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