作者: Daisuke Ito , Eizo Takashima , Tsutomu Yamasaki , Shinya Hatano , Tomoyuki Hasegawa
DOI: 10.1016/J.PARINT.2018.10.006
关键词: Biology 、 Rhoptry neck 、 Immunoelectron microscopy 、 Plasmodium falciparum 、 Molecular biology 、 Antibody 、 Immunofluorescence 、 Recombinant DNA 、 In vitro 、 Antigen
摘要: Abstract Proteins coating Plasmodium merozoite surface and secreted from its apical organelles are considered as promising vaccine candidates for blood-stage malaria. The rhoptry neck protein 12 of falciparum (PfRON12) was recently reported a specifically expressed in schizonts localized to the merozoites. Here, we assessed potential candidate. We recombinant PfRON12 by wheat germ cell-free system obtain anti-PfRON12 antibody. Immunoblot analysis schizont lysates detected single band at approximately 40 kDa under reducing conditions, consistent with predicted molecular weight. Additionally, antibody recognized around 80 kDa non-reducing suggesting native forms disulfide-bond-mediated multimer. Immunofluorescence assay immunoelectron microscopy revealed that merozoites free biological activity tested vitro growth inhibition (GIA), rabbit antibodies significantly inhibited invasion erythrocytes. then investigated whether is immunogenic P. falciparum-infected individuals. sera infected individuals Thailand Mali reacted PfRON12. Furthermore, human affinity-purified Malian serum samples erythrocytes vitro. Moreover, pfron12 highly conserved only 4 non-synonymous mutations coding sequence 200 isolates deposited PlasmoDB. These results suggest might be candidate antigen against falciparum.