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