Targeted deletion of Plasmodium knowlesi Duffy binding protein confirms its role in junction formation during invasion.

Abstract:

:Red cell invasion by Plasmodium merozoites involves multiple steps such as attachment, apical reorientation, junction formation and entry into a parasitophorous vacuole. These steps are mediated by specific molecular interactions. P. vivax and the simian parasite P. knowlesi require interaction with the Duffy blood group antigen to invade human erythrocytes. P. vivax and P. knowlesi Duffy binding proteins (PvDBP and PkDBP), which bind the Duffy antigen during invasion, share regions of sequence homology and belong to a family of erythrocyte binding proteins (EBPs). By deletion of the gene that encodes PkDBP, we demonstrate that interaction of PkDBP with the Duffy antigen is absolutely necessary for invasion of human erythrocytes by P. knowlesi. Electron microscopy studies reveal that PkDBP knockout parasites are unable to form a junction with human erythrocytes. The interaction of PkDBP with the Duffy antigen is thus necessary for the critical step of junction formation during invasion. These studies provide support for development of intervention strategies that target EBPs to inhibit junction formation and block erythrocyte invasion by malaria parasites.

journal_name

Mol Microbiol

journal_title

Molecular microbiology

authors

Singh AP,Ozwara H,Kocken CH,Puri SK,Thomas AW,Chitnis CE

doi

10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04523.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-03-01 00:00:00

pages

1925-34

issue

6

eissn

0950-382X

issn

1365-2958

pii

MMI4523

journal_volume

55

pub_type

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