Plasmodium falciparum:gp195 Tripeptide Repeat-Specific Monoclonal Antibody Inhibits Parasite Growthin Vitro

Autor: Sandra P. Chang, Wasim A. Siddiqui, Leslie Q. Tam, Jana S. McBride, Christopher P. Locher
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Experimental Parasitology. 84:74-83
ISSN: 0014-4894
Popis: L OCHER , C. P., T AM, L. Q., C HANG , S. P., M C B RIDE , J. S., and S IDDIQUI , W. A. 1996. Plasmodium falciparum: gp195 tripeptide repeat-specific monoclonal antibody inhibits parasite growth in vitro. Experimental Parasitology 84, 74–83. Seven monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were produced to the precursor of the merozoite surface antigens (MSA-1 or gp195) using the Plasmodium falciparum Uganda–Palo Alto isolate. Three mAbs (CE2, DB8, and EB2) reacted with epitopes on the 83-kDa N-terminal processing fragment by immunoprecipitation of radiolabeled proteins and in immunoblots of native and recombinant proteins. Three other mAbs (BC9, AG5, and AD9) reacted with epitopes on the 42- and 19-kDa C-terminal processing fragments while one remaining mAb (24A1.7) reacted with only 150- and 110-kDa intermediate processing fragments. Epitopes were mapped to either conserved or dimorphic regions of the expressed protein when parasite isolates with known MSA-1 alleles were examined by indirect immunofluorescence. Moreover, one mAb (CE2), specific for the variable tripeptide repeat region SAQ(SGT) 5 , was growth inhibitory for P. falciparum in vitro. Growth inhibition by the mAb was concentration dependent and its parasite-neutralizing properties were not enhanced when used in combination with other gp195-specific mAbs. These results may be useful in the elucidation of biological variation of field isolates and in the definition of immunologically relevant epitopes in a gp195-based malaria vaccine.
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