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msp-8
Gene Name	msp-8
Sequence Strain (Species/Organism)	Plasmodium yoelii
VO ID	VO_0011221
NCBI Gene ID	3792405
NCBI Protein GI	58197887
Other Database IDs	CDD:315598
Taxonomy ID	5861
Gene Strand (Orientation)	?
Protein Name	merozoite surface protein 8
Protein pI	4.67
Protein Weight	45677.49
Protein Length	476
Protein Note	EGF domain; pfam12947
Protein Sequence	>AAW65717.1 merozoite surface protein 8 [Plasmodium yoelii] MKKSSQIIIFLLLSLFCKFSIGNCNENGNGNINKANNNSIIRKERKRKSKSDFSKGEPENKEHEIINLYD DVQELLGPDEMNMLDKYSILGIDDCSNENENNKIISEYDLKAMKSVLLYKNRISRASINNLDDVKTVFKR CFNKDDPELSKSYEQIQNQVANEGTTIIDYLSNYISNIYIKINDEFVKNEEFQLSKYIPELEIINYVLYN GPKEIGNKIKNELIEINNLIISESLTSIYSSVVSGLNINCKIKDDLITILNLANGKYFKVNFSSQATMII PEQYSHESEHMKKISEYFIEKNRVCKNENCPINSNCYVIDSVETCRCIPGFSKNEESENLECLINESTSC ENNNGGCDVNANCILLEDKIMCECNNKFNGDGIYCSSAIYYGMNVFIFFLISIVCIYIM
Molecule Role	Protective antigen
Molecule Role Annotation	Immunization with Plasmodium yoelii merozoite surface protein (PyMSP)-8 protects mice from lethal malaria but does not prevent infection (Petritus and Burns, 2008).
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