Publication: Cloning and characterization of a new asparagine-rich protein in Plasmodium falciparum
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1999-01-01
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09320113
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Mahidol University
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Parasitology Research. Vol.85, No.12 (1999), 956-963
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Kunyan Zhang, Hisashi Fujioka, Cheryl Ann Lobo, Dwip Kitayaporn, Masamichi Aikawa, Nirbhay Kumar Cloning and characterization of a new asparagine-rich protein in Plasmodium falciparum. Parasitology Research. Vol.85, No.12 (1999), 956-963. doi:10.1007/s004360050666 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/25317
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Cloning and characterization of a new asparagine-rich protein in Plasmodium falciparum
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A cDNA clone that encodes a Plasmodium falciparum asparagine (N)-rich protein (PfARP) was isolated through immunoscreening of an expression library. A 9.4 kb PfARP transcript was identified by Northern blot hybridization and the gene was localized on chromosome 1. The complete coding sequence (6666 bp) revealed a protein that contains clustered as well as randomly distributed N residues (24.3%), seven copies of a repeat sequence [DNT(D/N)(K/N)(V/L/M)] and multiple copies of tripeptide repeats within a 101 amino acid region containing 89 D/E residues. The PfARP was immunogenic in inbred and outbred mice and endemic sera revealed the presence of low-titer antibodies against PfARP. Anti-PfARP sera showed cytoplasmic and surface localization of apparently cross-reactive malarial antigens in different life-cycle stages (ring, trophozoite, schizont, and gametocytes). Although the biological function(s) of PfARP are not known, the observation that it is present in multiple parasite stages and that it is a target of natural immune response warrants further study of PfARP as an immune target.