DIVERSITY OF T CELL EPITOPES IN PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM CIRCUMSPOROZOITE PROTEIN LIKELY DUE TO PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS.

Diversity of T cell epitopes in Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein likely due to protein-protein interactions.

Circumsporozoite protein (CS) is a leading vaccine antigen for falciparum malaria, but is New Arrivals highly polymorphic in natural parasite populations.The factors driving this diversity are unclear, but non-random assortment of the T cell epitopes TH2 and TH3 has been observed in a Kenyan parasite population.The recent publication of the crystal

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The first blush of tasting: Porcellio scaber isopod and Enchytraeus albidus enchytraeid prefer the leaf litter of invasive over native plant species

The establishment of invasive plants is a very serious threat from an ecological point of view, New Arrivals through decreasing biodiversity and a changing ecosystem, which affect decomposition processes.We carried out no-choice feeding experiments with Porcellio scaber and Enchytraeus albidus individuals.Three different plant species (Acer platano

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