The surface variant antigens of Plasmodium falciparum contain cross-reactive epitopes

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作者
Gamain, B [1 ]
Miller, LH [1 ]
Baruch, DI [1 ]
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[1] NIAID, Parasit Dis Lab, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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10.1073/pnas.041602598
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Plasmodium falciparum parasites evade the host immune system by clonal expression of the variant antigen, P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1). Antibodies to PfEMP1 correlate with development of clinical immunity but are predominantly variant-specific. To overcome this major limitation for vaccine development, we set out to identify cross-reactive epitopes on the surface of parasitized erythrocytes (PEs). We prepared mAbs to the cysteine-rich interdomain region 1 (CIDR1) of PfEMP1 that is functionally conserved for binding to CD36. Two mAbs, targeting different regions of CIDR1, reacted with multiple P. falciparum strains expressing variant PfEMP1s. One of these mAbs, mAb 6A2-B1, recognized nine of 10 strains tested, failing to react with only one strain that does not bind CD36. Flow cytometry with Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing variant CIDR1s demonstrated that both mAbs recognized the CIDR1 of various CD36-binding PfEMP1s and are truly cross-reactive. The demonstration of cross-reactive epitopes on the PE surface provides further credence for development of effective vaccines against the variant antigen on the surface of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes.
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