Immunization with VAR2CSA-DBL5 recombinant protein elicits broadly cross-reactive antibodies to placental Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2248-2256

  Avril, Marion ^a   Cartwright, Megan M ^a   Hathaway, Marianne J ^a   Hommel, Mirja ^b   Elliott, Salenna R ^b   Williamson, Kathryn ^a   Narum, David L ^c   Duffy, Patrick E ^a,d   Fried, Michal ^a,d   Beeson, James G ^b   Smith, Joseph D ^a,d  

^a SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN 4 SULFATE; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; DUFFY BINDING PROTEIN; DUFFY BINDING PROTEIN 3; DUFFY BINDING PROTEIN 5; DUFFY BINDING PROTEIN 6; EPITOPE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE PROTEIN 1; MALARIA VACCINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VAR 2 CHONDROITIN SULPHATE A DUFFY BINDING PROTEIN 1; VAR 2 CHONDROITIN SULPHATE A DUFFY BINDING PROTEIN 5;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY ISOLATION; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNIZATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PICHIA PASTORIS; PLACENTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN VARIANT; RABBIT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA VACCINES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PICHIA; PLACENTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951232221     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00410-09     Document Type: Article

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