Biochemical characterization, localization and immunostimulating properties of a soluble glycoprotein, Ag1, isolated from in vitro cultures of Plasmodium falciparum

P H Jakobsen, S Jepsen, E M Riley, T G Theander, P Grellier, A Lihme, L Hviid, M Dziegiel, J Schrevel

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    Abstract

    The soluble amphiphilic glycoprotein, Ag1 (gp60), purified from supernatants of in vitro cultures of Plasmodium falciparum has a molecular mass of 60 kDa and did not exhibit size variation in the different P. falciparum isolates tested by immunoblotting. Ag1 was shown to interact with the lectin Erythrina christagalli agglutinin, which is specific for carbohydrates bearing beta-D-galactose(1-4)-D-N-acetylglucosamine. Indirect immunofluorescence studies showed that Ag1 is located on the surface of trophozoites and schizonts but not on the surface of merozoites. Ag1 is recognized by human immune sera from six different malaria-endemic regions. Ag1 induces in vitro proliferation of lymphocytes from malaria-immune individuals in an antigen-specific manner.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalParasitology Reseach
    Volume76
    Issue number8
    Pages (from-to)657-61
    Number of pages4
    ISSN0932-0113
    Publication statusPublished - 1990

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    Keywords: Animals; Antigens, Protozoan; Antigens, Surface; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Glycoproteins; Immune Sera; Immunoblotting; Immunoelectrophoresis, Two-Dimensional; Lymphocyte Activation; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Precipitin Tests; Protozoan Proteins

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