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Infection and Immunity, March 2002, p. 1599-1603, Vol. 70, No. 3
0019-9567/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.3.1599-1603.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Babesia bovis Merozoite Surface Antigen 1 and Rhoptry-Associated Protein 1 Are Expressed in Sporozoites, and Specific Antibodies Inhibit Sporozoite Attachment to Erythrocytes

Juan Mosqueda,1* Terry F. McElwain,1 David Stiller,2,3 and Guy H. Palmer1

Program in Vector-Borne Diseases, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-7040,1 Animal Disease Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pullman, Washington 99164-7030,2 Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Moscow, Idaho 83844-22013

Received 28 August 2001/ Returned for modification 17 October 2001/ Accepted 3 December 2001

We examined Babesia bovis sporozoites for the expression of two molecules, merozoite surface antigen 1 (MSA-1) and rhoptry-associated protein 1 (RAP-1), that are postulated to be involved in the invasion of host erythrocytes. Both MSA-1 and RAP-1 were transcribed and expressed in infectious sporozoites. Importantly, monospecific MSA-1 and RAP-1 antisera each inhibited sporozoite invasion of erythrocytes in vitro. This is the first identification of antigens expressed in Babesia sp. sporozoites and establishes that, at least in part, sporozoites and merozoites share common targets of antibody mediated inhibition of erythrocyte invasion.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7040. Phone: (509) 335-6346. Fax: (509) 335-8529. E-mail: mosjj{at}vetmed.wsu.edu.

Infection and Immunity, March 2002, p. 1599-1603, Vol. 70, No. 3
0019-9567/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.3.1599-1603.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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