Chemicals and Drugs

Merozoite Surface Protein 1

A surface protein found on Plasmodium species which induces a T-cell response. The antigen is polymorphic, sharing amino acid sequence homology among PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; and PLASMODIUM YOELII.

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Abstract

A surface protein found on Plasmodium species which induces a T-cell response. The antigen is polymorphic, sharing amino acid sequence homology among PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; and PLASMODIUM YOELII.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • MSA-1
  • MSA-1 Protein
  • MSA1
  • MSA1 Protein
  • MSP-1
  • MSP1
  • Major Merozoite Surface Protein Precursor
  • Merozoite Surface Antigen 1
  • Merozoite Surface Protein-1
  • PFM-PSCP
  • PMMSA
  • Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Precursor Surface Coat Protein
  • MSA 1 Protein
  • Protein, MSA-1
  • Protein, MSA1
  • Surface Protein-1, Merozoite
  • MSP1, P. vivax
  • P. vivax MSP1

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with specific PLASMODIUM species

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History Note

1999; use PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MEROZOITE PRECURSOR SURFACE COAT PROTEIN (NM) 1987-1998

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Previous Indexing

  • Antigens, Protozoan (1985-1989)
  • Protozoan Proteins (1990-1998)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Merozoite Surface Protein 1. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020066. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020066
  2. Merozoite Surface Protein 1. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77033486