Localization of a parasite encoded protein to erythrocyte cytoplasmic vesicles of Plasmodium falciparum-infected cells
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Localization of a parasite encoded protein to erythrocyte cytoplasmic vesicles of Plasmodium falciparum-infected cells
Abstract
Intracellular development of the malarial parasite results in substantial modifications of the membrane and cytoskeleton of the erythrocyte host cell. Two related Plasmodium falciparum-encoded proteins of 50 kDa and 43 kDa (Pf 50/43), identified by reactivity with a single mAb, were demonstrated to be localized to the erythrocyte cytoplasm of parasite-infected cells. Immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy using mAb.7E11 demonstrated the Pf 50/43 is localized in the membrane of the vesicles in the erythrocyte cytoplasm, vesicles which correspond to Maurer's clefts. Solubility properties of the proteins suggest they are integral membrane proteins. By immunofluorescence, Pf 50/43 is shown to colocalize with actin which has a highly modified organization in the infected erythrocyte. Pf 50/43 is located exclusively in the vesicles, is not transported to the erythrocyte membrane or secreted. It is proposed the vesicles may play a role in transport of molecules across the erythrocyte cytoplasm, between the parasite and the external erythrocyte plasma membrane.
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