Functional and immunological mapping of domains of the reticulocyte binding protein, Plasmodium vivax PvRBP2a.
J Infect Dis
; 2024 Mar 05.
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ABSTRACT
We previously described a novel Plasmodium vivax invasion mechanism into human reticulocytes via the PvRBP2a-CD98 receptor-ligand pair. We assessed the PvRBP2a epitopes involved in CD98 binding and recognised by antibodies from infected patients using linear epitope mapping. We identified two epitope clusters mediating PvRBP2a-CD98 interaction. One cluster named cluster B (PvRBP2a431-448, TAALKEKGKLLANLYNKL) was the target of antibody responses in P. vivax-infected humans. Peptides from each cluster were able to prevent live parasite invasion of human reticulocytes. These results provide new insights for development of a malaria blood stage vaccine against P. vivax.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
J Infect Dis
Year:
2024
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Article
Affiliation country:
Singapore