[HTML][HTML] Down-selection of the VAR2CSA DBL1-2 expressed in E. coli as a lead antigen for placental malaria vaccine development

A Chêne, S Gangnard, C Dechavanne, S Dechavanne… - NPJ vaccines, 2018 - nature.com
cause of maternal morbidity and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Adhesion of Plasmodium
falciparum-infected erythrocytes … boundaries of the multi-domain constructs used in this study; …

[HTML][HTML] Adhesion of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes in ex vivo perfused placental tissue: a novel model of placental malaria

…, A Salanti, M Resende, R Dzikowski, P Damm… - Malaria journal, 2016 - Springer
… of VAR2CSA on the surface of infected erythrocytes, but may … to induce antibodies that
inhibit the binding of infected … antibody mediated inhibition of binding, infected erythrocytes

[HTML][HTML] Acquisition of antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax antigens in pregnant women living in a low malaria transmission area of Brazil

…, RJ Longley, AW Chung, G Wunderlich… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
… accumulation of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes (IEs), … Levels of immunoglobulin
G (IgG) antibody in pregnant … Levels of antibodies to baculovirus-expressed VAR2CSA

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of functional assays used in the clinical development of a placental malaria vaccine

C Pehrson, KK Heno, Y Adams, M Resende… - Vaccine, 2017 - Elsevier
Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes (IE) express VAR2CSA that mediates binding
… Therefore, the induction of anti-adhesive VAR2CSA IgG is the focus for vaccine design. Two …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular architecture and domain arrangement of the placental malaria protein VAR2CSA suggests a model for carbohydrate binding

MC Bewley, L Gautam, MG Jagadeeshaprasad… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
… It is expressed on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-infected host red blood cells and …
and multidomain constructs, we have determined the structural architecture of VAR2CSA. The …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative insult can induce malaria-protective trait of sickle and fetal erythrocytes

M Cyrklaff, S Srismith, B Nyboer, K Burda… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
… with the cytoadhesive properties of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes that sequester in the
… However, the amount of surface-presented VAR2CSA adhesin was significantly reduced in …

Molecular architecture and domain arrangement of the placental malaria protein VAR2CSA suggests a model for receptor binding

MC Bewley, L Gautam, DC Gowda, JM Flanagan - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
… of Plasmodium falciparum infected host red blood cells and … Several species of Plasmodium
parasites cause malaria in … non-glycosylated and baculovirus expressed glycosylated …

[HTML][HTML] Establishment and validation of a plasma oncofetal chondroitin sulfated proteoglycan for pan-cancer detection

PF Zhang, ZY Wu, WB Zhang, YQ He, K Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
VAR2CSA 37 . To obtain high-affinity ofCS binding rVAR2, we produced seven recombinant
fragments of VAR2CSA … The cultures were subsequently induced with 0.1 mM isopropyl-β-d-…

Functionally relevant proteins in Plasmodium falciparum host cell invasion

ME Patarroyo, MP Alba, R Rojas-Luna… - …, 2017 - Future Medicine
… all Pf Rh2 protein constructs were obtained which were … as they stimulate the immune system
to recognize and induce Abs … of immunoglobulin G antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum …

Protection against severe malaria by haemoglobinopathic erythrocytes

S Srismith - 2018 - archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de
… Free haem-induced oxidative damage to the endothelium as … of the VAR2CSA variant of
PfEMP1 (Plasmodium falciparum … falciparum-infected erythrocytes were washed in phosphate …