An Invariant Protein That Colocalizes With VAR2CSA on Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Red Cells Binds to Chondroitin Sulfate A.
J Infect Dis
; 225(11): 2011-2022, 2022 06 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells (iRBCs) bind and sequester in deep vascular beds, causing malaria-related disease and death. In pregnant women, VAR2CSA binds to chondroitin sulfate A (CSA) and mediates placental sequestration, making it the major placental malaria (PM) vaccine target.METHODS:
In this study, we characterize an invariant protein associated with PM called P falciparum chondroitin sulfate A ligand (PfCSA-L).RESULTS:
Recombinant PfCSA-L binds both placental CSA and VAR2CSA with nanomolar affinity, and it is coexpressed on the iRBC surface with VAR2CSA. Unlike VAR2CSA, which is anchored by a transmembrane domain, PfCSA-L is peripherally associated with the outer surface of knobs through high-affinity protein-protein interactions with VAR2CSA. This suggests that iRBC sequestration involves complexes of invariant and variant surface proteins, allowing parasites to maintain both diversity and function at the iRBC surface.CONCLUSIONS:
The PfCSA-L is a promising target for intervention because it is well conserved, exposed on infected cells, and expressed and localized with VAR2CSA.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Malaria Falciparum
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Vacunas contra la Malaria
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Malaria
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Revista:
J Infect Dis
Año:
2022
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos