| P. falciparum | Plasmodium falciparum |
| P. vivax | Plasmodium vivax |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| Mrz | merozoite |
| MSP1 | merozoite surface protein 1 |
| MSP1-P | MSP1 paralogue |
| RBSA | reticulocyte binding surface protein |
| TRAgs | tryptophan-rich antigen |
| GPI | glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| PvMSP10 | P. vivax merozoite surface protein 10 |
| PvMSP10-N | P. vivax merozoite surface protein 10 amino terminal region |
| PvMSP10-C | P. vivax merozoite surface protein 10 carboxyl terminal region |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| PfMSP10 | Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 10 |
| CFU | colony forming unit |
| r | recombinant |
| IMAC | immobilised metal ion affinity chromatography |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| I-TASSER | iterative threading assembly refinement |
| BCE | B-cell epitope |
| TCE | T-cell epitope |
| aa | amino acid |