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ArticleNature communications2021

Structural basis of LAIR1 targeting by polymorphic Plasmodium RIFINs.

Kai Xu, Yiran Wang, Chen-Hsiang Shen, Yiwei Chen, Baoshan Zhang, Kevin Liu, Yaroslav Tsybovsky, Shuishu Wang, S Katie Farney, Jason Gorman and 8 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Kai XuVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. xu.4692@osu.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5412-6942
Yiran WangVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Chen-Hsiang ShenVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Yiwei ChenInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3558-9954
Baoshan ZhangVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Kevin LiuVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Yaroslav TsybovskyElectron Microscopy Laboratory, Cancer Research Technology Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Shuishu WangVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0865-4522
S Katie FarneyVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Jason GormanVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3775-6560
Tyler StephensElectron Microscopy Laboratory, Cancer Research Technology Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Raffaello VerardiVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2613-1223
Yongping YangVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Tongqing ZhouVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3935-4637
Gwo-Yu ChuangVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Antonio LanzavecchiaInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3041-7240
Luca PiccoliInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1085-6502
Peter D KwongVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. pdkwong@nih.gov.ORCID 0000-0003-3560-232X
National Institutes of Health · USLeidos (United States) · USETH Zurich · CHIstituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare · ITUniversità della Svizzera italiana · CH

Funding

Neutralization Mechanisms Of Anti-HIV-1 Monoclonal AntibodiesZIAAI005022 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI ZHOU, TONGQING · 2009 to 2025
$24.6M
Mechanisms Of Humoral EvasionZIAAI005023 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI ZHOU, TONGQING · 2009 to 2025
$18.6M
Computational Tools for Structural AnalysisZICAI005112 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI RAWI, REDA · 2010 to 2025
$4.1M
CCR NIH HHS HHSN261200800001CIntramural NIH HHS ZIA AI005023NCI NIH HHS HHSN261200800001E
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RIFIN, a large family of Plasmodium variant surface antigens, plays a crucial role in malaria pathogenesis by mediating immune suppression through activation of inhibitory receptors such as LAIR1, and antibodies with LAIR1 inserts have been identified that bind infected erythrocytes through RIFIN. However, details of RIFIN-mediated LAIR1 recognition and receptor activation have been unclear. Here, we use negative-stain EM to define the architecture of LAIR1-inserted antibodies and determine crystal structures of RIFIN-variable 2 (V2) domain in complex with a LAIR1 domain. These structures reveal the LAIR1-binding region of RIFIN to be hydrophobic and membrane-distal, to exhibit extensive structural diversity, and to interact with RIFIN-V2 in a one-to-one fashion. Through structural and sequence analysis of various LAIR1 constructs, we identify essential elements of RIFIN-binding on LAIR1. Furthermore, a structure-derived LAIR1-binding sequence signature ascertained >20 LAIR1-binding RIFINs, including some from P. falciparum field strains and Plasmodium species infecting gorillas and chimpanzees.

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Antibodies, ProtozoanAntigenic VariationAntigens, ProtozoanCrystallography, X-RayHumansMalaria, FalciparumMembrane ProteinsMutationPlasmodium falciparumProtein DomainsProtozoan ProteinsReceptors, ImmunologicAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, Protozoanleukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor 1Membrane ProteinsProtozoan ProteinsReceptors, ImmunologicRIFIN protein, Plasmodium falciparum

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PMID34244481
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