A novel erythrocyte binding antigen-175 paralogue from Plasmodium falciparum defines a new trypsin-resistant receptor on human erythrocytes
- Author(s)
- Gilberger, TW; Thompson, JK; Triglia, T; Good, RT; Duraisingh, MT; Cowman, AF;
- Details
- Publication Year 2003-04-18,Volume 278,Issue #16,Page 14480-14486
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
- Publication Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- The recognition and invasion of human erythrocytes by the most lethal malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is dependent on multiple ligand-receptor interactions. Members of the erythrocyte binding-like (ebl) family, including the erythrocyte binding antigen-175 (EBA-175), are responsible for high affinity binding to glycoproteins on the surface of the erythrocyte. Here we describe a paralogue of EBA-175 and show that this protein (EBA-181/JESEBL) binds in a sialic acid-dependent manner to erythrocytes. EBA-181 is expressed at the same time as EBA-175 and co-localizes with this protein in the microneme organelles of asexual stage parasites. The receptor binding specificity of EBA-181 to erythrocytes differs from other members of the ebl family and is trypsin-resistant and chymotrypsin-sensitive. Furthermore, using glycophorin B-deficient erythrocytes we show that binding of EBA-181 is not dependent on this sialoglycoprotein. The level of expression of EBA-181 differs among parasite lines, and the importance of this ligand for invasion appears to be strain-dependent as the EBA-181 gene can be disrupted in W2mef parasites, without affecting the invasion phenotype, but cannot be targeted in 3D7 parasites.
- Publisher
- AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
- Keywords
- MALARIA PARASITES; GLYCOPHORIN-B; INVASION; RECOMBINATION; PROTEIN; MEROZOITES; EBA-175; GENOME; SEQUENCES; FAMILY
- Publisher's Version
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M211446200
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Creation Date: 2003-04-18 12:00:00