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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
Detergent resistant membranes (DRMs) of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites contain a large number of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins that have been implicated in interactions between merozoites and red blood cells (RBCs). In this study, two cysteine-rich proteins anchored by GPI to merozoite DRMs (Pf92 and Pf113) were studied with the aim of identifying regions actively involved in RBC invasion. By means of binding assays, high-activity binding peptides (HABPs) with a large number of binding sites per RBC were identified in Pf92 and Pf113. The nature of the RBC surface receptors for these HABPs was explored using enzyme-treated RBCs and cross-linking assays. Invasion inhibition and immunofluorescence localization studies suggest that Pf92 and Pf113 are involved in RBC invasion and that their adhesion to RBCs is mediated by such HABPs. Additionally, polymorphism and circular dichroism studies support their inclusion in further studies to design components of an antimalarial vaccine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chymotrypsin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cross-Linking Reagents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cysteine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Detergents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glycosylphosphatidylinositols, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Immune Sera, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neuraminidase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Peptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protozoan Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Succinimides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Trypsin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/bis(sulfosuccinimidyl)suberate
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1520-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3907-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Chymotrypsin, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Circular Dichroism, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Cross-Linking Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Cysteine, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Detergents, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Erythrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Glycosylphosphatidylinositols, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Host-Parasite Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Immune Sera, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Merozoites, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Neuraminidase, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Plasmodium falciparum, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Protein Structure, Secondary, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Protozoan Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Rabbits, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Succinimides, pubmed-meshheading:20411955-Trypsin
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Conserved high activity binding peptides are involved in adhesion of two detergent-resistant membrane-associated merozoite proteins to red blood cells during invasion.
pubmed:affiliation
Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article