CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PARASITOPHOROUS VACUOLE MEMBRANE ANTIGEN QF 116 FROM PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM

被引:27
作者
KARA, U
MURRAY, B
PAM, C
LAHNSTEIN, J
GOULD, H
KIDSON, C
SAUL, A
机构
[1] BIOTECHNOL AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY,AUSTRALIA
[2] COMMONWEALTH SERUM LABS,MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA
关键词
Blood-stage parasite; Epitope mapping; Myristylation; Parasitophorous vacuole membrane; Plasmodium falciparum; Signal peptide;
D O I
10.1016/0166-6851(90)90200-6
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
On the basis of amino acid sequencing and immunological cross-reactivity, the Plasmodium falciparum parasitophorous vacuole antigens QF116 and exp-1/CRA are apparently identical. The epitope recognized by an inhibitory monoclonal antibody directed against QF116 is located proximal to the C-terminus of the protein. The QF116 protein is processed during maturation by the cleavage of a 22-amino-acid signal peptide and acylated as measured by labeling with myristic acid. © 1990.
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