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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1514-1519 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | The Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 208 |
Issue number | 9 |
Early online date | 30 Jul 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 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