Table 1. Summary of properties of 27 novel P. falciparum proteins.
Clone | RAS Sera | IFA SPZ | IFA LS | IFA BS | SPZ localization | Ex vivo | Cultured |
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Blot | ELISpot | ELISpot | |||||
Pre-erythrocytic (Sporozoites or Sporozoites/Liver Stages) | |||||||
Pf01 | + | + | + | - | NT | NT | + |
Pf24 | + | + | NT | - | Cytoplasm | NT | + |
Pf26 | + | + | + | - | NT | + | NT |
Pf47 | + | + | NT | - | NT | NT | NT |
Pf72 | + | + | NT | - | NT | NT | + |
Pf77 | + | + | - | - | NT | NT | + |
Pf83 | + | + | NT | - | NT | NT | + |
Pf116 | + | + | + | - | Surface | + | NT |
Sporozoites, Liver Stages, and Blood Stages | |||||||
Pf02 | + | + | + | + | Surface membranes | - | NT |
Pf08 | + | + | + | + | Surface | - | + |
Pf09 | + | + | + | + | NT | + | NT |
Pf13 | + | + | + | + | Surface, interior | NT | + |
Pf43 | + | + | NT | + | NT | NT | NT |
Pf56 | + | + | + | + | Surface clumps, cytoplasm | + | NT |
Pf61 | + | + | + | + | Cytoplasm | + | NT |
Pf78 | - | + | + | + | Inner pellicular membrane | - | + |
Pf84 | + | + | + | + | Surface clumps | + | NT |
Pf106 | + | + | + | + | Interior vesicles | + | NT |
Pf119 | + | + | + | + | Nucleus | - | - |
Pf121 | + | + | + | + | Interior vesicles | + | NT |
Pf144 | + | + | + | + | Micronemes, ER | + | NT |
Localization Not Determined | |||||||
Pf49 | + | ND | ND | ND | ND | NT | NT |
Pf51 | + | ND | ND | ND | ND | NT | + |
Pf59 | + | ND | ND | ND | ND | NT | NT |
Pf68 | + | ND | ND | ND | ND | NT | NT |
Pf93 | + | ND | ND | ND | ND | - | + |
Pf131 | + | ND | ND | ND | ND | NT | + |
RAS = irradiated sporozoites; Blot = Western Blot; + = positive; - = negative; ER = Endoplasmic Reticulum; SPZ = Sporozoite; LS = Liver Stage; BS = Blood Stage; NT = Not Tested; ND = Not Determined (proteins were not sufficiently immunogenic to induce antibody responses).