Overproduction, purification and crystallization of a chondroitin sulfate A-binding DBL domain from aPlasmodium falciparum var2csa-encoded PfEMP1 protein
In: Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, Jg. 64 (2008-02-29), S. 221-223
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The PfEMP1 proteins of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum are inserted into the membrane of infected red blood cells, where they mediate adhesion to a variety of human receptors. The DBL domains of the var2csa-encoded PfEMP1 protein play a critical role in malaria of pregnancy, tethering infected cells to the surface of the placenta through interactions with the glycosaminoglycan carbohydrate chondroitin sulfate A (CSA). A CSA-binding DBL domain has been overproduced in a bacterial expression system, purified and crystallized. Native data sets extending to 1.9 A resolution have been collected and phasing is under way.
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Overproduction, purification and crystallization of a chondroitin sulfate A-binding DBL domain from aPlasmodium falciparum var2csa-encoded PfEMP1 protein
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Higgins, Matthew K. |
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Zeitschrift: | Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, Jg. 64 (2008-02-29), S. 221-223 |
Veröffentlichung: | International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 2008 |
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ISSN: | 1744-3091 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1107/s1744309108004211 |
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