作者: Anil K Ghosh , Martin Devenport , Deepa Jethwaney , Dario E Kalume , Akhilesh Pandey
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PPAT.1000265
关键词: Mimotope 、 Anopheles gambiae 、 Anopheles 、 Molecular biology 、 Salivary gland 、 Binding domain 、 Plasmodium 、 Plasmodium falciparum 、 Plasma protein binding 、 Biology 、 Immunology 、 Genetics 、 Microbiology 、 Parasitology 、 Virology
摘要: SM1 is a twelve-amino-acid peptide that binds tightly to the Anopheles salivary gland and inhibits its invasion by Plasmodium sporozoites. By use of UV-crosslinking experiments between target protein, we have identified saglin, as receptor for SM1. Furthermore, an anti-SM1 antibody, determined mimotope sporozoite Thrombospondin Related Anonymous Protein (TRAP). TRAP saglin with high specificity. Point mutations in TRAP's binding domain A abrogate binding, competed peptide. Importantly, vivo down-regulation expression results strong inhibition invasion. Together, suggest saglin/TRAP interaction crucial