Protein involved in cell adhesion of P. falciparum cycloidally infected erythrocytes, antibody binding to the protein, method for detecting infection, infection stage, and vaccine for protection from infection

摘要

The present invention provides the RSP-1 and RSP-2 proteins which are involved in the cytoadhesion of P. falciparum during ring-stage infection of erythrocytes, antibodies which bind to the proteins, methods of screening for a P. falciparum infection, methods of determining the infective stage of P. falciparum and vaccines for protecting individuals from Plasmodium sp. infections.