Receptor and ligand domains for invasion of erythrocytes by Plasmodium falciparum - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 1994 Jun 24;264(5167):1941-4.

doi: 10.1126/science.8009226.

Affiliations

Receptor and ligand domains for invasion of erythrocytes by Plasmodium falciparum

B K Sim et al. Science. 1994.

Abstract

A 175-kilodalton erythrocyte binding protein, EBA-175, of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum mediates the invasion of erythrocytes. The erythrocyte receptor for EBA-175 is dependent on sialic acid. The domain of EBA-175 that binds erythrocytes was identified as region II with the use of truncated portions of EBA-175 expressed on COS cells. Region II, which contains a cysteine-rich motif, and native EBA-175 bind specifically to glycophorin A, but not to glycophorin B, on the erythrocyte membrane. Erythrocyte recognition of EBA-175 requires both sialic acid and the peptide backbone of glycophorin A. The identification of both the receptor and ligand domains may suggest rational designs for receptor blockade and vaccines.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

Cited by

MeSH terms

Substances

LinkOut - more resources