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. 2015 Aug 20;10(8):e0136109. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136109

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
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).