Limited cross-reactivity among domains of the Plasmodium falciparum clone 3D7 erythrocyte membrane protein 1 family
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Limited cross-reactivity among domains of the Plasmodium falciparum clone 3D7 erythrocyte membrane protein 1 family. / Joergensen, Louise; Turner, Louise; Magistrado, Pamela; Dahlbäck, Madeleine A; Vestergaard, Lasse S; Lusingu, John P; Lemnge, Martha; Salanti, Ali; Theander, Thor G; Jensen, Anja T R.
In: Infection and Immunity, Vol. 74, No. 12, 2006, p. 6778-84.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Limited cross-reactivity among domains of the Plasmodium falciparum clone 3D7 erythrocyte membrane protein 1 family
AU - Joergensen, Louise
AU - Turner, Louise
AU - Magistrado, Pamela
AU - Dahlbäck, Madeleine A
AU - Vestergaard, Lasse S
AU - Lusingu, John P
AU - Lemnge, Martha
AU - Salanti, Ali
AU - Theander, Thor G
AU - Jensen, Anja T R
N1 - Keywords: Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan; Binding, Competitive; Cross Reactions; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Humans; Immunodominant Epitopes; Malaria Vaccines; Malaria, Falciparum; Plasmodium falciparum; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Protozoan Proteins; Recombinant Proteins
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The var gene-encoded Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) family is responsible for antigenic variation and sequestration of infected erythrocytes during malaria. We have previously grouped the 60 PfEMP1 variants of P. falciparum clone 3D7 into groups A and B/A (category A) and groups B, B/C, and C (category non-A). Expression of category A molecules is associated with severe malaria, and that of category non-A molecules is associated with uncomplicated malaria and asymptomatic infection. Here we assessed cross-reactivity among 60 different recombinant PfEMP1 domains derived from clone 3D7 by using a competition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and a pool of plasma from 63 malaria-exposed Tanzanian individuals. We conclude that naturally acquired antibodies are largely directed toward epitopes varying between different domains with a few, mainly category A, domains sharing cross-reactive antibody epitopes. Identification of groups of serological cross-reacting molecules is pivotal for the development of vaccines based on PfEMP1.
AB - The var gene-encoded Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) family is responsible for antigenic variation and sequestration of infected erythrocytes during malaria. We have previously grouped the 60 PfEMP1 variants of P. falciparum clone 3D7 into groups A and B/A (category A) and groups B, B/C, and C (category non-A). Expression of category A molecules is associated with severe malaria, and that of category non-A molecules is associated with uncomplicated malaria and asymptomatic infection. Here we assessed cross-reactivity among 60 different recombinant PfEMP1 domains derived from clone 3D7 by using a competition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and a pool of plasma from 63 malaria-exposed Tanzanian individuals. We conclude that naturally acquired antibodies are largely directed toward epitopes varying between different domains with a few, mainly category A, domains sharing cross-reactive antibody epitopes. Identification of groups of serological cross-reacting molecules is pivotal for the development of vaccines based on PfEMP1.
U2 - 10.1128/IAI.01187-06
DO - 10.1128/IAI.01187-06
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 17015460
VL - 74
SP - 6778
EP - 6784
JO - Infection and Immunity
JF - Infection and Immunity
SN - 0019-9567
IS - 12
ER -
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