title: Expression and antigenicity of Plasmodium falciparum major merozoite surface protein (MSP1(19)) variants secreted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: Four antigenic variants of the 19-kDa carboxy terminal fragment of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein, MSP1 (MSP1(19)), were expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a histidine-tagged, secreted polypeptides (rMSP1(19)s). Structural analysis of the rMSP1(19)s indicated that a single amino acid change (E to Q) in the first EGF-like domain of the yeast-secreted rMSP1(19) proteins caused a significant change in their disulfide bond-dependent conformation. The antigenicity of the rMSP1(19)s were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed by direct and competitive binding ELISAs. The data indicate that conserved and variant B cell determinants of MSP1(19), as well as epitopes that are known targets of protective antibodies, were recreated authentically in the rMSP1(19)s. Secretion of histidine-tagged rMSP1(19)s using the expression system described may be an efficient and effective means of producing a properly folded immunogen for a human vaccine against the blood stages of P. falciparum.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Vaccine Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Kaslow
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D001483:Base Sequence; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000276:immunology; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D014644:Genetic Variation; D020066:Merozoite Surface Protein 1; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D000939:Epitopes; D020066:Merozoite Surface Protein 1; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011498:Protein Precursors; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor