Monoclonal antibodies to the circumsporozoite proteins as an emerging tool for malaria prevention

LT Wang, AH Idris, NK Kisalu, PD Crompton… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Despite various public health strategies, malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum
parasites remains a major global health challenge that requires development of new …

The impact of Plasmodium-driven immunoregulatory networks on immunity to malaria

MJ Boyle, CR Engwerda, P Jagannathan - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Malaria, caused by infection with Plasmodium parasites, drives multiple regulatory
responses across the immune landscape. These regulatory responses help to protect …

Vaccine co-display of CSP and Pfs230 on liposomes targeting two Plasmodium falciparum differentiation stages

WC Huang, MT Mabrouk, L Zhou, M Baba… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
A vaccine targeting multiple stages of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite life cycle is
desirable. The sporozoite surface Circumsporozoite Protein (CSP) is the target of leading …

Glycosylated nanoparticle-based PfCSP vaccine confers long-lasting antibody responses and sterile protection in mouse malaria model

J Ludwig, SW Scally, G Costa, S Hoffmann, R Murugan… - npj Vaccines, 2023 - nature.com
The development of an effective and durable vaccine remains a central goal in the fight
against malaria. Circumsporozoite protein (CSP) is the major surface protein of sporozoites …

Molecular and functional properties of human Plasmodium falciparum CSP C‐terminus antibodies

OE Oludada, G Costa, C Burn Aschner… - EMBO Molecular …, 2023 - embopress.org
Human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against the central repeat and junction domain of
Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (PfCSP) have been studied extensively to …

Biophysical characterization of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein's N‐terminal domain

R Geens, J Stanisich, O Beyens, S D'Hondt… - Protein …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The circumsporozoite protein (CSP) is the main surface antigen of the Plasmodium
sporozoite (SPZ) and forms the basis of the currently only licensed anti‐malarial vaccine …

Widespread impact of immunoglobulin V-gene allelic polymorphisms on antibody reactivity

M Yuan, Z Feng, H Lv, N So, IR Shen, TJC Tan… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
The ability of the human immune system to generate antibodies to any given antigen can be
strongly influenced by immunoglobulin V-gene allelic polymorphisms. However, previous …

Intrinsically Disordered Malaria Antigens: An Overview of Structures, Dynamics and Molecular Simulation Opportunities

PCC Silva, L Martínez - Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
The proteome of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) is abundant in intrinsically disordered proteins
(IDPs). Their important roles in the malaria life cycle and the limitations of experimental and …

Novel antibody competition binding assay identifies distinct serological profiles associated with protection

JS Bolton, RS MacGill, E Locke, JA Regules… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccines hold the promise of inducing sterile protection
thereby preventing the morbidity and mortality associated with Plasmodium infection. The …

A sting in the tail—are antibodies against the C‐terminus of Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein protective?

J Murdoch, J Baum - EMBO Molecular Medicine, 2023 - embopress.org
Malaria remains a huge burden on global public health. Annually there are more than 200
million cases with> 600,000 deaths worldwide, the vast majority of which occur within Sub …