STRUCTURE OF A PLASMODIUM-CHABAUDI ACIDIC PHOSPHOPROTEIN THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOST ERYTHROCYTE-MEMBRANE

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作者
DELEERSNIJDER, W [1 ]
PRASOMSITTI, P [1 ]
TUNGPRADUBKUL, S [1 ]
HENDRIX, D [1 ]
HAMERSCASTERMAN, C [1 ]
HAMERS, R [1 ]
机构
[1] VRIJE UNIV BRUSSELS,INST MOLEC BIOL,ALGEMENE BIOL LAB,PAARDENSTR 65,1640 ST GENESIUS RODE,B-1050 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
关键词
MALARIA; PLASMODIUM-CHABAUDI; ERYTHROCYTE CYTOSKELETON; TANDEM REPEATS; PHOSPHOPROTEIN;
D O I
10.1016/0166-6851(92)90154-C
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have characterized by molecular cloning and sequencing a Plasmodium chabaudi antigen that is associated with the membrane of the infected erythrocyte throughout the entire intraerythrocytic cycle. The protein (PcEMA1) has a predicted size of 50 kDa and contains a major tandem repeat array of 16 octapeptides that constitutes almost 30% of the protein. At its amino-terminus, PcEMA1 has a string of hydrophobic residues characteristic of a secreted protein, but does not contain a hydrophobic membrane-spanning segment. The antigen appears to reside on the cytoplasmic face of the erythrocytic membrane. PcEMA1 has a predicted pI of 4.4 and is a potential phosphoprotein.
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