Tumors display oncofetal chondroitin sulfate (ofCS) glycosaminoglycans that support disease progression and dissemination. ofCS can be detected by the the Plasmodium falciparum derived VAR2CSA protein but the development of recombinant VAR2CSA as a clinical tool has proven challenging. Here, we perf...
VAR2CSA is the placental-malaria specific member of the antigenically variant Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) family. It is expressed on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum infected host red blood cells and binds to specific chondroitin-4-sulfate chains of the placenta...