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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-7-18
pubmed:abstractText
The circumsporozoite (CS) protein of the Nuri strain of the simian malarial parasite Plasmodium knowlesi was expressed as a fusion protein in E. coli. This fusion protein cross-reacted with the polyclonal monkey sera raised against irradiated sporozoites of another strain (H strain) of P. knowlesi. The antibody against the repeat units of the H strain CS protein was affinity purified from the polyclonal sera by using synthetic repeat peptides. The affinity-purified antibody did not cross-react with the Nuri CS fusion protein. The immunogenicity of different regions of the CS protein was additionally studied by using several synthetic peptides. All but the most COOH-terminal peptide showed cross-reactivity with the polyclonal sera. Because the repeat regions of the CS protein of the two strains are diverse, whereas the non-repetitive regions are immunogenic and conserved, the latter may be better suited for a potential vaccine.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
137
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
357-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunogenicity of the repetitive and nonrepetitive peptide regions of the divergent CS protein of Plasmodium knowlesi.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't