Using the PfEMP1 head structure binding motif to deal a blow at severe malaria

Manuel E. Patarroyo, Martha Patricia Alba, Hernando Curtidor, Magnolia Vanegas, Hannia Almonacid, Manuel A. Patarroyo

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Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria causes 200 million cases worldwide, 8 million being severe and complicated leading to ,1 million deaths and ∼100,000 abortions annually. Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (Pf EMP1) has been implicated in cytoadherence and infected erythrocyte rosette formation, associated with cerebral malaria; chondroitin sulphate-A attachment and infected erythrocyte sequestration related to pregnancy-associated malaria and other severe forms of disease. An endothelial cell high activity binding peptide is described in several of this ∼300 kDa hypervariable protein's domains displaying a conserved motif (GACxPxRRxxLC); it established H-bonds with other binding peptides to mediate red blood cell group A and chondroitin sulphate attachment. This motif (when properly modified) induced PfEMP1-specific strain-transcending, fully-protective immunity for the first time in experimental challenge in Aotus monkeys, opening the way forward for a long sought-after vaccine against severe malaria.

Idioma originalInglés estadounidense
Número de artículoe88420
PublicaciónPLOS ONE
Volumen9
N.º2
DOI
EstadoPublicada - feb. 7 2014

Áreas temáticas de ASJC Scopus

  • Bioquímica, Genética y Biología Molecular General
  • Ciencias Agrícolas y Biológicas General
  • General

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