title: Immunogenicity of recombinant Plasmodium falciparum rhoptry associated proteins 1 and 2.
abstract: Mice and rabbits immunized with recombinant forms of malaria vaccine candidate antigens rhoptry-associated proteins 1 and 2 (RAP-1, RAP-2 and rRAP-1, rRAP-2) produce antibodies at titres equivalent to monoclonal antibody ascites fluid raised against the native proteins. Sera from animals immunized with rRAP-1 contain antibodies which recognize the native protein by indirect immunofluorescence and immunoblotting, partially inhibit erythrocyte invasion in vitro and are long lasting. Epitope mapping shows these antibodies predominantly recognize epitopes in the N-terminal third of rRAP-1, some of which coincide with the targets of inhibitory monoclonal antibodies. By contrast, sera from animals immunized with rRAP-2 contain antibodies which recognize the recombinant but not the native protein.
authors.affiliation: Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stowers
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prescott
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Takacs
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stueber
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saul
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D018604:Epitope Mapping; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007125:Immunogenetics; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D017780:Malaria Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000276:immunology*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D017780:Malaria Vaccines; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C065352:rhoptry associated protein, Plasmodium; C073168:rhoptry-associated antigen-2, Plasmodium