Seroreactivity to Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 intracellular domain in malaria-exposed children and adults

Mark A Travassos, Amadou Niangaly, Jason A Bailey, Amed Ouattara, Drissa Coulibaly, Matthew B Laurens, Jozelyn Pablo, Algis Jasinskas, Rie Nakajima-Sasaki, Andrea A Berry, Shannon Takala-Harrison, Bourema Kouriba, J Alexandra Rowe, Kirsten E Lyke, Ogobara K Doumbo, Mahamadou A Thera, Philip L Felgner, Christopher V Plowe

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Abstract

Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) antigens mediate parasite sequestration and host immune evasion. Reactivity to 21 PfEMP1 fragments on a protein microarray was measured in serum samples from Malian children aged 1-6 years and adults. Seroreactivity to PfEMP1 fragments was higher in adults than in children; intracellular conserved fragments were more widely recognized than were extracellular hypervariable fragments. Over a malaria season, children maintained this differential seroreactivity and recognized additional intracellular PfEMP1 fragments. This approach has the potential to identify conserved, seroreactive extracellular PfEMP1 domains critical for protective immunity to malaria.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1514-1519
Number of pages6
JournalThe Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume208
Issue number9
Early online date30 Jul 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2013

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Protozoan
  • Antigens, Protozoan
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Malaria, Falciparum
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • Protein Array Analysis
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Protozoan Proteins
  • Journal Article
  • malaria
  • var genes
  • PfEMP1
  • immunity
  • seroreactivity
  • microarray

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