A human monoclonal antibody prevents malaria infection by targeting a new site of vulnerability on the parasite

NK Kisalu, AH Idris, C Weidle, Y Flores-Garcia… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Development of a highly effective vaccine or antibodies for the prevention and
ultimately elimination of malaria is urgently needed. Here we report the isolation of a number …

A public antibody lineage that potently inhibits malaria infection through dual binding to the circumsporozoite protein

J Tan, BK Sack, D Oyen, I Zenklusen, L Piccoli… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
Immunization with attenuated Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites (PfSPZs) has been shown
to be protective against malaria, but the features of the antibody response induced by this …

Evolution of protective human antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein repeat motifs

R Murugan, SW Scally, G Costa, G Mustafa, E Thai… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
The circumsporozoite protein of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
(PfCSP) is the main target of antibodies that prevent the infection and disease, as shown in …

Protective effects of combining monoclonal antibodies and vaccines against the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein

LT Wang, LS Pereira, PK Kiyuka, A Schön… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Combinations of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against different epitopes on the same
antigen synergistically neutralize many viruses. However, there are limited studies …

In vitro and in vivo inhibition of malaria parasite infection by monoclonal antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (CSP)

MC Livingstone, AA Bitzer, A Giri, K Luo… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Plasmodium falciparum malaria contributes to a significant global disease burden.
Circumsporozoite protein (CSP), the most abundant sporozoite stage antigen, is a prime …

Rare PfCSP C-terminal antibodies induced by live sporozoite vaccination are ineffective against malaria infection

SW Scally, R Murugan, A Bosch, G Triller… - Journal of Experimental …, 2018 - rupress.org
Antibodies against the central repeat of the Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) circumsporozoite
protein (CSP) inhibit parasite activity and correlate with protection from malaria. However …

A novel CSP C-terminal epitope targeted by an antibody with protective activity against Plasmodium falciparum

N Beutler, T Pholcharee, D Oyen… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Potent and durable vaccine responses will be required for control of malaria caused by
Plasmodium falciparum (Pf). RTS, S/AS01 is the first, and to date, the only vaccine that has …

Proteolytic Cleavage of the Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Protein Is a Target of Protective Antibodies

DA Espinosa, GM Gutierrez… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Studies in animals and human volunteers demonstrate that antibodies against the repeat-
region of the Plasmodium circumsporozoite protein (CSP) abrogate sporozoite infection …

The N-terminal domain of Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein represents a target of protective immunity

SE Bongfen, PM Ntsama, S Offner, T Smith, I Felger… - Vaccine, 2009 - Elsevier
The N-terminal domain of the circumsporozoite protein (CSP) has been largely neglected in
the search for a malaria vaccine in spite of being a target of inhibitory antibodies and …

Structural basis for antibody recognition of the NANP repeats in Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein

D Oyen, JL Torres, U Wille-Reece… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Acquired resistance against antimalarial drugs has further increased the need for an
effective malaria vaccine. The current leading candidate, RTS, S, is a recombinant …