Antibody reactivity to linear epitopes of Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence-linked asexual gene 9 in asymptomatic children and adults from papua new Guinea

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2005 Jun;72(6):708-13.

Abstract

The cytoadherence-linked asexual gene 9 (clag 9) of Plasmodium falciparum has been implicated in the cytoadherence of infected erythrocytes. To determine the immunogenicity of the clag 9 gene product (CLAG 9 protein) in humans, we measured antibody responses to 11 synthetic CLAG 9 peptides in a group of 177 asymptomatic children and adults subject to intense malaria exposure in Madang, Papua New Guinea. The CLAG 9 peptides were immunogenic in adults and children. Antibody responses to peptides 4 and 10 were high across all age groups and detectable in a majority of children less than five years of age. While CLAG 9 peptides are immunogenic in humans, longitudinal studies will be required to determine the longevity of antibody responses to CLAG 9 and their role in protection from disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / immunology*
  • Cell Adhesion / genetics*
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / chemistry
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / genetics*
  • Child
  • Genes, Protozoan*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • New Guinea / epidemiology
  • Plasmodium falciparum / genetics
  • Plasmodium falciparum / immunology*
  • Protozoan Proteins / chemistry
  • Protozoan Proteins / genetics*
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • Antibodies, Protozoan
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • Protozoan Proteins
  • clag9 protein, Plasmodium falciparum