Abstract
Individuals that are exposed to malaria eventually develop immunity to the disease with one possible mechanism being the gradual acquisition of antibodies to the range of parasite variant surface antigens in their local area. Major antibody targets include the large and highly polymorphic Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 (PfEMP1) family of proteins. Here, we use a protein microarray containing 123 recombinant PfEMP1-DBLI? domains (VAR) from Papua New Guinea to seroprofile 38 nonimmune children (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-10 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Molecular & Cellular Proteomics |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |