| Literature DB >> 34724388 |
Yu-Min Chuang1, Xu-Dong Tang2, Erol Fikrig1.
Abstract
Malaria begins when an infected mosquito injects saliva containing Plasmodium sporozoites into the skin of a vertebrate host. Passive immunization of mice with antiserum against the Anopheles gambiae mosquito saliva protein TRIO (AgTRIO) offers significant protection against Plasmodium infection of mice. Furthermore, passive transfer of both AgTRIO antiserum and an anti-circumsporozoite protein monoclonal antibody provides synergistic protection. In this study, we generated monoclonal antibodies against AgTRIO to delineate the regions of AgTRIO associated with protective immunity. Monoclonal antibody 13F-1 markedly reduced Plasmodium infection in mice and recognized a region (VDDLMAKFN) in the carboxyl terminus of AgTRIO. 13F-1 is an IgG2a isotype monoclonal antibody, and the Fc region is required for protection. These data will aid in the generation of future malaria vaccines that may include both pathogen and vector antigens.Entities:
Keywords: AgTRIO; Plasmodium; malaria; monoclonal antibodies; mosquito saliva protein
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34724388 PMCID: PMC8788779 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00359-21
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.609