Table 1. Recombinant proteins used in the immunological studies.

Protein	Fragment Name	Sequence	Expression vector	Apparent molecular weights
PvMSP-3α	FP-1	359–798	pHISa	87 kDa
PvMSP-3β	FP-1	35–375	pHISa	60 kDa
PvMSP-3β	FP-2	385–654	pHISb	57 kDa
PvMSP-3β	FP-3	35–654	pET14b	104 kDa
PvMSP-1	MSP119	1616–1704	pET14b	18 kDa

FP = Fusion Protein with His-tag.