Sporozoite and Liver Stage Antigen Plasmodium falciparum peptides bind specifically to human hepatocytes

Alvaro Puentes, Javier García, Ricardo Vera, Ramsés López, Jorge Suarez, Luis Rodríguez, Hernando Curtidor, Marisol Ocampo, Diana Tovar, Martha Forero, Adriana Bermudez, Jimena Cortes, Mauricio Urquiza, Manuel E. Patarroyo

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Abstract

Sporozoite and Liver Stage Antigen (SALSA) sequence synthetic peptides were used in HepG2 cell binding assays to identify regions involved in parasite invasion. SALSA 20608 (21IWASEKKDEKEASEQGEESHY40) and 20611 (64KKDDGTDKVQEKVLEKSPKY83) peptides were determined as having high binding activity in HepG2 cell assays, some of them were located in immunogenic regions. Immune-fluorescence antibody test with 24276 (20608 peptide analogue, CGIWSSMKMDEKMAAMQGEESHCG) showed sporozoite and merozoite reactivity. This data suggests SALSA high activity binding peptides' (HABPs) possible role in hepatic cell invasion and merozoite invasion of erythrocytes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1150-1156
Number of pages7
JournalVaccine
Volume22
Issue number9-10
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Mar 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Binding peptides
  • CSP
  • Circumsporozoite protein
  • Critical residues
  • HABPs
  • High activity binding peptides
  • PBS
  • Phosphate buffered saline
  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • SALSA
  • SALSA protein
  • SSP-2
  • Sporozoite and Liver Stage Antigen
  • Sporozoite surface protein 2

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