| Literature DB >> 15003642 |
Alvaro Puentes1, Javier García, Ricardo Vera, Ramsés López, Jorge Suarez, Luis Rodríguez, Hernando Curtidor, Marisol Ocampo, Diana Tovar, Martha Forero, Adriana Bermudez, Jimena Cortes, Mauricio Urquiza, Manuel E Patarroyo.
Abstract
Sporozoite and Liver Stage Antigen (SALSA) sequence synthetic peptides were used in HepG2 cell binding assays to identify regions involved in parasite invasion. SALSA 20608 ( 21IWASEKKDEKEASEQGEESHY40) and 20611 ( 64KKDDGTDKVQEKVLEKSPKY83) peptides were determined as having high binding activity in HepG2 cell assays, some of them were located in immunogenic regions. Immune-fluorescence antibody test with 24276 (20608 peptide analogue, CGIWSSMKMDEKMAAMQGEESHCG) showed sporozoite and merozoite reactivity. This data suggests SALSA high activity binding peptides' (HABPs) possible role in hepatic cell invasion and merozoite invasion of erythrocytes.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15003642 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.09.029
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vaccine ISSN: 0264-410X Impact factor: 3.641