Diversity in two candidate malaria vaccine antigens in different Indian strains ofPlasmodium falciparum |
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Authors: | Cheryl A Lobo Radiya F Pacha Shobhona Sharma |
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Institution: | 1. Molecular Biology Unit, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, 400 005, Bombay, India
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Abstract: | Polymorphism in two malarial antigens, merozoite surface antigen-1 (MSA-1) and ring erythrocyte surface antigen (RESA), has been characterized in four different Indian strains ofPlasmodium falciparum. The Indian strains were obtained from two malaria endemic regions of India, viz. Surat (Gujarat) and Delhi, and established in culture. Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies raised against different domains of these antigens were used in the study. In MSA-1 a novel intragenic crossover was detected in the central conserved domain in two of the Indian strains. The repeat domain of RESA was found to be absent in the two strains ofP. falciparum isolated from Surat. These differences in immunoreactivity have been extended to the DNA level by appropriate PCR studies. MSA-1 and RESA are candidate vaccine antigens and these diversities will have an important bearing on the design of a suitable malaria vaccine. |
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