QUESTION: Plasmodium falciparum AMA1 was discovered how? ANSWER: AMA1 stands for "apical membrane antigen 1", and it is a protein expressed in the cell membrane of the P. falciparum parasites. Whereas many of these antigenic proteins are highly variable between parasites, this one appears to be relatively well conserved in evolutionary terms, and therefore is a leading drug target … [Read more...]
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