Protective antibodies target cryptic epitope unmasked by cleavage of malaria sporozoite protein.
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Science. 2025 Jan 3;387(6729):eadr0510. doi: 10.1126/science.adr0510. Epub 2025 Jan 3.
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The most advanced monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and vaccines against malaria target the central repeat region or closely related sequences within the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (PfCSP). ...This pGlu-CSP epitope is not targeted by current anti-PfCSP mAbs …
The most advanced monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and vaccines against malaria target the central repeat region or closely related seque …