Ravichandran, Manickam, Doolan, Denise L., Cox-Singh, Janet, Hoffman, Stephen L., and Singh, Balbir (2000) HLA degenerate T-cell epitopes from Plasmodium falciparum liver stage-specific antigen 1 (LSA-1) are highly conserved in isolates from geographically distinct areas. Parasite Immunology, 22 (9). pp. 469-473.

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Abstract

Considerable effort is directed at the development of a malaria vaccine that elicits antigen-specific T-cell responses against pre-erythrocytic antigens of Plasmodium falciparum. Genetic restriction of host T-cell responses and polymorphism of target epitopes on parasite antigens pose obstacles to the development of such a vaccine. Liver stage-specific antigen-1 (LSA-1) is a prime candidate vaccine antigen and five T-cell epitopes that are degenerately restricted by HLA molecules common in most populations have been identified on LSA-1. To define the extent of polymorphism within these T-cell epitopes, the N-terminal non-repetitive region of the LSA-1 gene from Malaysian P. falciparum field isolates was sequenced and compared with data of isolates from Brazil, Kenya and Papua New Guinea. Three of the T-cell epitopes were completely conserved while the remaining two were highly conserved in the isolates examined. Our findings underscore the potential of including these HLA-degenerate T-cell epitopes of LSA-1 in a subunit vaccine.

Item ID:	42768
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1365-3024
Keywords:	liver stage-specific antigen 1; Plasmodium falciparum; malaria; T-cell epitope; HLA vaccine
Funders:	Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (MSTE), Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malayasia (USM)
Date Deposited:	17 Mar 2016 02:36
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1107 Immunology > 110799 Immunology not elsewhere classified @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920109 Infectious Diseases @ 100%
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