[HTML][HTML] Plasmodium falciparum has evolved multiple mechanisms to hijack human immunoglobulin M

C Ji, H Shen, C Su, Y Li, S Chen, TH Sharp… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
… the function of IgM. Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) is a
… determined in this study to the VAR2CSA–CSA complex structure (PDB ID: 7JGH) 24 . Fcμ–J …

Plasmodium yoelii erythrocyte-binding-like protein modulates host cell membrane structure, immunity, and disease severity

Y Peng, Y Qi, C Zhang, X Yao, J Wu, S Pattaradilokrat… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
… We next measured IgG and IgM levels in the blood of mice infected with N67 or N67C, …
group of Plasmodium molecules, such as Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein (…

[HTML][HTML] The Cellular and Molecular Interaction Between Erythrocytes and Plasmodium falciparum Merozoites

J Molina-Franky, ME Patarroyo, M Kalkum… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
… modifies infected red blood cell architecture to promote its … and immunogenic; MSP-1-specific
IgM and IgG titres persisted … AMA-1 domain III interaction with RBC membrane protein Kx …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-electron microscopy of IgM-VAR2CSA complex reveals IgM inhibits binding of Plasmodium falciparum to Chondroitin Sulfate A

RR Akhouri, S Goel, U Skoglund - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
falciparum protein PfEMP1(P. falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1), expressed on the
surface of … Our structure also shows that DBL3X and DBL5ε directly interact with the Cµ4 of …

[HTML][HTML] VAR2CSA-Mediated Host Defense Evasion of Plasmodium falciparum Infected Erythrocytes in Placental Malaria

A Tomlinson, JP Semblat, B Gamain… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein (PfEMP1) family at their surface. The
polymorphic VAR2CSA protein … definition of the architecture of the IgM/PfEMP1 complex (107…

[HTML][HTML] Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum Proteins on the Surface of Infected Erythrocytes as Targets for Novel Drug Discovery

AV Oleinikov - Biochemistry (Moscow), 2022 - Springer
… This architecture of VAR2CSA is conserved in all studied P. falciparum strains. Anti-adhesion
antibodies, that appear after one or two successive pregnancies in malaria endemic …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis for placental malaria mediated by Plasmodium falciparum VAR2CSA

R Ma, T Lian, R Huang, JP Renn, JD Petersen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
falciparum expresses a family of proteins, referred to as erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1), …
In addition to the CSA–VAR2CSA complex, we also solved the structure of CSA-free …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and mechanism of monoclonal antibody binding to the junctional epitope of Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein

…, A Bradley, CR King, D Emerling, P Kellam… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
… The circumsporozoite protein (CSP) of Plasmodium falciparum malaria has been the
foundation for the design of transmission blocking malaria vaccines. To date, the most promising …

Multimeric antibodies from antigen-specific human IgM+ memory B cells restrict Plasmodium parasites

CD Thouvenel, MF Fontana, J Netland… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
… from Plasmodium falciparum–specific IgM + and IgG + human … We verified the quaternary
structure of our recombinant IgMhuman IgM molecules, derived from CD21 + CD27 + IgM + …

[HTML][HTML] Acquisition and decay of IgM and IgG responses to merozoite antigens after Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Ghanaian children

MR Walker, AS Knudsen, FD Partey, MR Bassi… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
… with plasma at a final dilution of 1:100 for 1 hour, followed by a 1 hour incubation with anti-human
IgG-AP (Sigma Aldrich, 1:1500) or anti-human IgM-AP (Sigma Aldrich, 1:1500). Next, …