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Table 1 Expression of PfEMP1 domains in P. pastoris

From: Optimizing expression of the pregnancy malaria vaccine candidate, VAR2CSA in Pichia pastoris

Gene

Domain

Parasite strain

construct

MW1

Protein Secreted

IE surface reactivity2

var2CSA

DBL1

IT/FCR3 3

H58 – S383

38.9

++

yes

var2CSA

DBL1

3D7

H58 – I433

45.2

++

yes

var2CSA

DBL1

7G8

H57-I437

46.3

++

yes

var2CSA

DBL1

Dd2

H57-I433

45.6

++

yes

var2CSA

ID1-DBL2

IT/FCR3

V490 – D883

44.5

+

nt

var2CSA

DBL2

IT/FCR3 3

K543 – K838

36.1

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL2

IT/FCR3

D517 – D883

41.6

+

nt

var2CSA

DBL2

IT/FCR3

D517 – L1024

58.4

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL2

IT/FCR3

G550 – L1024

54.6

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL2

IT/FCR3

D545 – L1024

55.2

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL2-ID2

IT/FCR3

D517 – G1229

81.6

-

nt

var2CSA

ID1-DBL2-ID2

IT/FCR3

V490 – G1229

84.4

-

nt

var2CSA

ID2

IT/FCR3

V878 – K1201

38.4

-

nt

var2CSA

ID2

IT/FCR3

S843 – G1229

45.2

-

nt

var2CSA

ID2

IT/FCR3

L1024 – G 1229

24.9

-

nt

var2CSA

ID2-DBL3

IT/FCR3

N 859 – C 1576

83.0

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL3

IT/FCR3 3

L1221 – E1541

37.3

negligible

yes

var2CSA

DBL3

IT/FCR3

C1202 – C1576

43.8

+

yes

var2CSA

DBL3

3D7

C1224 – Y1510

33.2

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL3

Dd2

C1219 – Y1529

44.2

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL3

Pc49

C1227 – Y1540

43.8

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL3

7G8

C1199 – E1587

45.0

++

nt

var2CSA

DBL4

IT/FCR3 3

S1594 – V1888

34.7

++

no4

var2CSA

DBL4-DBL5

IT/FCR3

G1588 – E2288

85.4

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL4-DBL5

IT/FCR3

S1594 – E2288

82.5

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL4-ID4-DBL5

IT/FCR3

S1594 – R2271

66.8

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL4-DBL5

3D7

S1576 – T2291

85.6

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL4-DBL5

3D7

G1550 – T2291

88.3

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL4-DBL5

7G8

S1604 – T2318

89.2

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL4-DBL5

7G8

G1578 – T2318

88.3

+

nt

var2CSA

DBL5

IT/FCR3 3

L2003 – L2270

31.7

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL5

IT/FCR3

N1893 – N2290

46.6

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL5

IT/FCR3

K1984 – E2288

36.6

+

yes

var2CSA

DBL5

IT/FCR3

E1971 – N2290

37.8

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL5

7G8

Q2000 – T2318

38.8

++

yes

var2CSA

DBL5

3D7

L1997 – A2269

32.2

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL5

3D7

K1978 – T2291

37.9

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL5

3D7

L1997 – T2291

35.8

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL5

3D7

E1964 – T2291

39.6

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL5

3D7

K1923 – T2291

44.6

-

nt

var2CSA

DBL5

3D7

N1888 – T2291

48.3

+

yes

var2CSA

DBL6

IT/FCR3 3

E2322 – E2590

32.7

++

yes

  1. P. pastoris clones were grown overnight at 0.9 L to build biomass and protein induced at 0.3 L scale. Yields following a single nickel chromatography step; – (not detected), + (< 1 mg/L), ++ (1 mg/L). nt, not tested.
  2. 1 Molecular weight predicted by Vector NTI software.
  3. 2 Rabbit antibodies were screened against CSA-binding infected erythrocytes and negative control A4ultra-infected erythrocytes expressing a non-VAR2CSA protein
  4. 3 Data previously published by [18].
  5. 4 Antibody reactivity could be revealed by pre-treating IEs with chymotrypsin or trypsin