Pfs230 and Pfs48/45 Fusion Proteins Elicit Strong Transmission-Blocking Antibody Responses Against Plasmodium falciparum

The Plasmodium falciparum Pfs230 and Pfs48/45 proteins are expressed during transmission from man to mosquito and are leading candidates for a malaria transmission blocking vaccine. Individually they generate transmission blocking (TB) antibodies in rodent models. Whether the single protein vaccines...

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Main Authors: Susheel K. Singh, Susan Thrane, Bishwanath K. Chourasia, Karina Teelen, Wouter Graumans, Rianne Stoter, Geert-Jan van Gemert, Marga G. van de Vegte-Bolmer, Morten A. Nielsen, Ali Salanti, Adam F. Sander, Robert W. Sauerwein, Matthijs M. Jore, Michael Theisen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01256/full