A Maurer's cleft-associated Plasmodium falciparum membraneassociated histidine-rich protein peptide specifically interacts with the erythrocyte membrane

Magnolia Vanegas Murcia, Jeison García, Olga L Gil, Manuel Elkin Patarroyo, Hernando Curtidor Castellanos

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The membrane-associated histidine-rich protein-1 (MAHRP-1) is a Maurer's cleft-resident molecule that has been recently described as an important protein for the trafficking of PfEMP-1 to infected erythrocyte membrane, a major virulence factor. We have studied the specific interactions between 20-mer-long synthetic peptides spanning the complete MAHRP-1 sequence and erythrocytes. A high-activity binding peptide (HABP) with saturable binding to a 46-kDa erythrocyte membrane protein was identified and its binding was affected by chymotrypsin treatment. Random coil and alpha-helical features were found in the HABP's structure. Our results suggest that MAHRP-1 specifically interacts with erythrocyte membrane through a 20-mer-long amino acid region, raising questions about this region's potential as a therapeutic target against malaria.
Idioma originalInglés estadounidense
Páginas (desde-hasta)122 - 126
Número de páginas5
PublicaciónBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
EstadoPublicada - 2009

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