A 22 kDa protein associated with the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 complex
- PMID: 8892293
- DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02696-5
A 22 kDa protein associated with the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 complex
Abstract
The Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) is synthesized as a precursor of approximately 195 kDa and is processed to form a complex of polypeptides on the surface of free merozoites. As a result of a second processing event, the entire MSP-1 complex is shed from the surface, apart from a C-terminal fragment that remains anchored to the merozoite membrane. We have identified a 22 kDa protein (p22) on the surface of merozoites by cell surface radioiodination and indirect immunofluorescence assay on unfixed free merozoites. p22 is also a component of the shed MSP-1 complex where it is present in part as a 19 kDa form (p22(19)) as shown by immunochemical and peptide mapping analyses. The soluble complex contains MSP-1-derived polypeptides and p22 in approximately stoichiometrically equal amounts. N-terminal amino acid sequence analyses of p22/p22(19) showed that the protein is not derived from the MSP-1 precursor.
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