Novel hypervariable erythrocyte surface expressed recombinant proteins show promise as serological markers of exposure to Plasmodium falciparum infection.
H. Vasileva, A. Chopo Pizzaro, M. Ooko, E. Dumont, L. Wu, I. Ssewanyana, A. Last, K. Tetteh
The paper expresses STEVOR and RIFIN recombinant proteins from Plasmodium falciparum and evaluates their seropositivity in Ugandan cohorts to assess their potential as infection markers.
bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2023 · PreprintImmunology