Population genetic and biophysical evidences reveal that purifying selection shapes the genetic landscape of Plasmodium falciparum RH ligands in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, India

Reticulocyte binding protein-like homologs (RHs) are currently being evaluated as anti-erythrocytic stage vaccine targets against Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Present study explores the possible evolutionary dr...

Source: Malaria Journal - October 14, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sharmistha Ghoshal, Pramita Chowdhury, Sanhita Ray, Mitashree Mitra, Sumana Datta Kanjilal, Srikanta Sen, Anjan Kr. Dasgupta and Sanghamitra Sengupta Tags: Research Source Type: research