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PDBsum entry 6phc

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Immune system PDB id
6phc

 

 

 

 

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Protein chains
158 a.a.
228 a.a.
217 a.a.
Ligands
GOL ×4
PDB id:
6phc
Name: Immune system
Title: Pfs25 in complex with the human transmission blocking antibody 2544
Structure: 25 kda ookinete surface antigen. Chain: i, e. Synonym: pfs25. Engineered: yes. 2544 antibody fab, heavy chain. Chain: a, c. Engineered: yes. 2544 antibody fab, light chain. Chain: b, d.
Source: Plasmodium falciparum. Organism_taxid: 5833. Expressed in: homo sapiens. Expression_system_taxid: 9606. Homo sapiens. Human. Organism_taxid: 9606. Expression_system_taxid: 9606
Resolution:
2.90Å     R-factor:   0.202     R-free:   0.238
Authors: B.R.Mcleod,J.P.Julien
Key ref: B.McLeod et al. (2019). Potent antibody lineage against malaria transmission elicited by human vaccination with Pfs25. Nat Commun, 10, 4328. PubMed id: 31551421 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11980-6
Date:
25-Jun-19     Release date:   02-Oct-19    
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Protein chains
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P13829  (OS25_PLAFO) -  25 kDa ookinete surface antigen from Plasmodium falciparum (isolate NF54)
Seq:
Struc:
217 a.a.
158 a.a.*
Protein chains
No UniProt id for this chain
Struc: 228 a.a.
Protein chains
No UniProt id for this chain
Struc: 217 a.a.
Key:    PfamA domain  Secondary structure
* PDB and UniProt seqs differ at 2 residue positions (black crosses)

 

 
DOI no: 10.1038/s41467-019-11980-6 Nat Commun 10:4328 (2019)
PubMed id: 31551421  
 
 
Potent antibody lineage against malaria transmission elicited by human vaccination with Pfs25.
B.McLeod, K.Miura, S.W.Scally, A.Bosch, N.Nguyen, H.Shin, D.Kim, W.Volkmuth, S.Rämisch, J.A.Chichester, S.Streatfield, C.Woods, W.R.Schief, D.Emerling, C.R.King, J.P.Julien.
 
  ABSTRACT  
 
Transmission-blocking vaccines have the potential to be key contributors to malaria elimination. Such vaccines elicit antibodies that inhibit parasites during their development in Anopheles mosquitoes, thus breaking the cycle of transmission. To date, characterization of humoral responses to Plasmodium falciparum transmission-blocking vaccine candidate Pfs25 has largely been conducted in pre-clinical models. Here, we present molecular analyses of human antibody responses generated in a clinical trial evaluating Pfs25 vaccination. From a collection of monoclonal antibodies with transmission-blocking activity, we identify the most potent transmission-blocking antibody yet described against Pfs25; 2544. The interactions of 2544 and three other antibodies with Pfs25 are analyzed by crystallography to understand structural requirements for elicitation of human transmission-blocking responses. Our analyses provide insights into Pfs25 immunogenicity and epitope potency, and detail an affinity maturation pathway for a potent transmission-blocking antibody in humans. Our findings can be employed to guide the design of improved malaria transmission-blocking vaccines.
 

 

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