Thursday, August 2, 2012

Cloning and characterization of P. vivax thioredoxin peroxidase-1

Just read the shortest article I have ever been allocated for journal club! Interesting paper. The authors have successfully cloned and expressed P. vivax thioredoxin peroxidase-1, and produced monoclonal antibodies against the recombinant protein in mice. They show that it assists parasite proliferation by maintaining redox homeostasis through the reduction of peroxides. 

Follow this link for the paper---> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22392134

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