Amino terminal peptides of the ring infected erythrocyte surface antigen of Plasmodium falciparum bind specifically to erythrocytes

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作者
Bravo, RV [1 ]
Marín, V [1 ]
García, J [1 ]
Urquiza, M [1 ]
Torres, E [1 ]
Trujillo, M [1 ]
Rosas, J [1 ]
Patarroyo, ME [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Colombia, Hosp San Juan de Dios, Inst Inmunol, Santafe De Bogota, Colombia
关键词
Pf155/RESA; Plasmodium falciparum; erythrocyte-binding;
D O I
10.1016/S0264-410X(99)00405-3
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The Ring-Infected Erythrocyte Surface Antigen (Pf155/RESA) sequence was chemically synthesized: in fifty four 20-mer sequential peptides, covering the entire protein, each of which was tested in erythrocyte binding assays. Peptides 6671 and 6673, corresponding to residues 141-160 and 181-200, respectively, presented a high specific binding activity to erythrocytes with affinity constants of 190 nM and 105 nM respectively. Their binding was sensitive to previous enzymatic treatment of erythrocytes. A region of peptide 6673 has been identified, very recently, as a B-cell epitope, target of neutralizing antibodies (Siddique AB, Iqbal J, Ahlborg N, Wahlin FB, Perlmann P, Berzins K. Antibodies to nonrepeat sequences Of antigen Pf155/ RESA of Plasmodium falciparum inhibit parasite growth in vitro. Parasitol Res 1998;84:485-91). The critical residues for erythrocyte binding for peptide 6671 (MTDVNR YR YSNNYEAIPHIS) and for peptide 6673 (LGRSGGDI/KKMQTLWDEIM) were recognized. Based on these data, the presence of five functional regions of RESA is postulated. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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