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Table 1 Recombinant DBL domains

From: Antibody levels to recombinant VAR2CSA domains vary with Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia, gestational age, and gravidity, but do not predict pregnancy outcomes

Domain

Allele

Domain boundaries amino acids

Expression system

DBL2

FCR3

543–858

E. coli

ID1-ID2a

Maternal isolate 1010 (M1010)

428–1024a

Baculovirus

DBL3

FCR3

1220–1541

E. coli

DBL3-4

FCR3

1445–1989

E. coli

DBL4

FCR3

1583–1989

E. coli

DBL4

3D7

1570–1926

E. coli

DBL4

Maternal isolate 1010 (M1010)

1583–1989a

E. coli

DBL4

Maternal isolate 711 (M711)

1583–1989a

E. coli

DBL5

FCR3

2003–2281

E. coli

DBL5

Maternal isolate 1010 (M1010)

2003–2281a

E. coli

DBL5

Maternal isolate 466 (M466)

2003–2281a

E. coli

  1. aDomain boundaries refers to the amino acids in the homologous sequences VAR2CSA-FCR3