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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
Malaria infection is initiated when Anopheles mosquitoes inject Plasmodium sporozoites into the skin. Sporozoites subsequently reach the liver, invading and developing within hepatocytes. Sporozoites contact and traverse many cell types as they migrate from skin to liver; however, the mechanism by which they switch from a migratory mode to an invasive mode is unclear. Here, we show that sporozoites of the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei use the sulfation level of host heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) to navigate within the mammalian host. Sporozoites migrate through cells expressing low-sulfated HSPGs, such as those in skin and endothelium, while highly sulfated HSPGs of hepatocytes activate sporozoites for invasion. A calcium-dependent protein kinase is critical for the switch to an invasive phenotype, a process accompanied by proteolytic cleavage of the sporozoite's major surface protein. These findings explain how sporozoites retain their infectivity for an organ that is far from their site of entry.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1934-6069
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
316-27
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-1-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Heparan sulfate proteoglycans provide a signal to Plasmodium sporozoites to stop migrating and productively invade host cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Parasitology, 341 East 25th Street, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10010, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural