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Anja T R Jensen1, Hanne D Zornig, Caecilie Buhmann, Ali Salanti, Kwadwo A Koram, Eleanor M Riley, Thor G Theander, Lars Hviid, Trine Staalsoe.
Abstract
Gender-specific and parity-dependent acquired antibody recognition is characteristic of variant surface antigens (VSA) expressed by chondroitin sulfate A (CSA)-adherent Plasmodium falciparum involved in pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM). However, antibody recognition of recombinant products of a specific VSA gene (2O2var1) implicated in PAM and transcribed by a CSA-adhering parasite line did not have these characteristics. Furthermore, we could not demonstrate preferential transcription of 2O2var1 in the CSA-adhering line versus the unselected, parental isolate. Our data call for circumspection regarding the molecular identity of the parasite ligand mediating adhesion to CSA in PAM.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12819117 PMCID: PMC162013 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.7.4193-4196.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441