Ashfaq Ghumra
Induction of strain-transcending antibodies against group A PfEMP1 surface antigens from virulent malaria parasites
Ghumra, Ashfaq; Semblat, Jean Philippe; Ataide, Ricardo; Kifude, Carolyne; Adams, Yvonne; Claessens, Antoine; Anong, Damian N.; Bull, Peter C.; Fennell, Clare; Arman, Monica; Amambua-Ngwa, Alfred; Walther, Michael; Conway, David J.; Kassambara, Lalla; Doumbo, Ogobara K.; Raza, Ahmed; Rowe, J. Alexandra
Authors
Jean Philippe Semblat
Ricardo Ataide
Carolyne Kifude
Yvonne Adams
Antoine Claessens
Damian N. Anong
Peter C. Bull
Clare Fennell
Monica Arman
Alfred Amambua-Ngwa
Michael Walther
David J. Conway
Lalla Kassambara
Ogobara K. Doumbo
Ahmed Raza
J. Alexandra Rowe
Abstract
Sequence diversity in pathogen antigens is an obstacle to the development of interventions against many infectious diseases. In malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the PfEMP1 family of variant surface antigens encoded by var genes are adhesion molecules that play a pivotal role in malaria pathogenesis and clinical disease. PfEMP1 is a major target of protective immunity, however, development of drugs or vaccines based on PfEMP1 is problematic due to extensive sequence diversity within the PfEMP1 family. Here we identified the PfEMP1 variants transcribed by P. falciparum strains selected for a virulence-associated adhesion phenotype (IgM-positive rosetting). The parasites transcribed a subset of Group A PfEMP1 variants characterised by an unusual PfEMP1 architecture and a distinct N-terminal domain (either DBLα1.5 or DBLα1.8 type). Antibodies raised in rabbits against the N-terminal domains showed functional activity (surface reactivity with live infected erythrocytes (IEs), rosette inhibition and induction of phagocytosis of IEs) down to low concentrations (
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Ghumra, A., Semblat, J. P., Ataide, R., Kifude, C., Adams, Y., Claessens, A., Anong, D. N., Bull, P. C., Fennell, C., Arman, M., Amambua-Ngwa, A., Walther, M., Conway, D. J., Kassambara, L., Doumbo, O. K., Raza, A., & Rowe, J. A. (2012). Induction of strain-transcending antibodies against group A PfEMP1 surface antigens from virulent malaria parasites. PLoS Pathogens, 8(4), Article e1002665. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002665
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 8, 2012 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 19, 2012 |
Publication Date | Apr 1, 2012 |
Deposit Date | May 5, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 12, 2022 |
Journal | PLoS Pathogens |
Print ISSN | 1553-7366 |
Electronic ISSN | 1553-7374 |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 8 |
Issue | 4 |
Article Number | e1002665 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002665 |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3571166 |
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Copyright: © 2012 Ghumra et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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