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Hemoglobin C modulates the surface topography of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes
Takayuki Arie et al. J Struct Biol. 2005 May.
Abstract
There is a well-established clinical association between hemoglobin genotype and innate protection against Plasmodium falciparum malaria. In contrast to normal hemoglobin A, mutant hemoglobin C is associated with substantial reductions in the risk of severe malaria in both heterozygous AC and homozygous CC individuals. Irrespective of hemoglobin genotype, parasites may induce knob-like projections on the erythrocyte surface. The knobs play a major role in the pathogenesis of severe malaria by serving as points of adherence for P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes to microvascular endothelia. To evaluate the influence of hemoglobin genotype on knob formation, we used a combination of atomic force and light microscopy for concomitant topographic and wide-field fluorescence imaging. Parasitized AA, AC, and CC erythrocytes showed a population of knobs with a mean width of approximately 70 nm. Parasitized AC and CC erythrocytes showed a second population of large knobs with a mean width of approximately 120 nm. Furthermore, spatial knob distribution analyses demonstrated that knobs on AC and CC erythrocytes were more aggregated than on AA erythrocytes. These data support a model in which large knobs and their aggregates are promoted by hemoglobin C, reducing the adherence of parasitized erythrocytes in the microvasculature and ameliorating the severity of a malaria infection.
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