Investigation of plasmodium vivax rhomboid-like protease 1 compared to plasmodium falciparum rhomboid protease 1 in erythrocytic cycle

• Main Authors: Touchchapol Mataradchakul, Chairat Uthaipibull, Joel Vega-Rodriguez, Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, Usa Lek-Uthai
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Materials Science; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/45067

© 2018, Chiang Mai University. All rights reserved. Plasmodium Rhomboids (ROM) are members of a family of serine proteases that play key roles in erythrocyte invasion. To date, the P. vivax ROM-like 1 (PvROM-like 1) protein has not been characterized. This study aimed to detect the rhomboid proteins...