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ArticleThe Journal of experimental medicine2021

A newly characterized malaria antigen on erythrocyte and merozoite surfaces induces parasite inhibitory antibodies.

Ian C Michelow, Sangshin Park, Shu-Whei Tsai, Bonnie Rayta, Charisse Flerida A Pasaje, Sara Nelson, Angela M Early, Anne P Frosch, George Ayodo, Dipak K Raj and 9 more

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Article in The Journal of experimental medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Overview of the host immune response toJournal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Ian C MichelowDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0002-8399-480X
Sangshin Park *Center for International Health Research, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0003-2407-0962
Shu-Whei Tsai *Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0002-2625-8152
Bonnie RaytaDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0003-1871-5752
Charisse Flerida A PasajeDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-9780-3680
Sara NelsonDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0002-3541-9640
Angela M EarlyInfectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-3169-2324
Anne P FroschDepartment of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.ORCID 0000-0003-1850-8913
George AyodoKenya Medical Research Institute, Centre of Global Health Research, Kisumu, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0002-5565-2415
Dipak K RajCenter for International Health Research, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0002-4952-2796
Christina E NixonCenter for International Health Research, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0003-1934-958X
Christian P NixonCenter for International Health Research, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0002-9243-5567
Sunthorn Pond-TorCenter for International Health Research, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0002-2456-8325
Jennifer F FriedmanCenter for International Health Research, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0001-5804-9921
Michal FriedDepartment of Pediatrics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0002-5478-6526
Patrick E DuffyDepartment of Pediatrics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0002-4483-5005
Karine G Le RochLaboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-4862-9292
Jacquin C Niles *Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-6250-8796
Jonathan D Kurtis *Center for International Health Research, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.ORCID 0000-0003-1032-9558
Brown University · USRhode Island Hospital · USMassachusetts Institute of Technology · USBroad Institute · USKenya Medical Research Institute · KENational Institutes of Health · USUniversity of Minnesota · USUniversity of Seoul · KR

Funding

Malaria Pathogenesis in young children and vaccine discoveryZIAAI001134 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI DUFFY, PATRICK · 2010 to 2025
$11.3M
Statistics and Data Management P20GM104317 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND · PI MICHELOW, IAN · 2013 to 2017
$9.8M
Malaria Pathogenesis in Pregnant Women and Young ChildrenZIAAI001153 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI FRIED, MICHAL · 2011 to 2025
$9.5M
Chromatin structure and control of gene expression in the human malaria parasiteR01AI136511 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI LE ROCH, KARINE GAELLE · 2018 to 2022
$3.4M
Emerging Infectious Disease Scholars at Brown UniversityR25AI140490 · NIAID · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI Silvia Shinpei Chiang · 2018 to 2026
$3.0M
Memory T follicular helper cell kinetics and localization during recall immune responses to tetanus vaccinationK08AI141761 · NIAID · HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI FROSCH, ANNE ELIZABETH PARKER · 2019 to 2023
$984k
Vaccine Development for Falciparum Malaria in Pregnant Women and Their OffspringK08AI100997 · NIAID · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI MICHELOW, IAN C · 2013 to 2017
$788k
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation OPP1158199NIAID NIH HHS K08 AI100997NIAID NIH HHS K08 AI141761NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI136511NIAID NIH HHS R25 AI140490NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM104317NIH HHS K08AI100997NIH HHS P20GM104317NIH HHS R01AI142743-010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We previously identified a Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) protein of unknown function encoded by a single-copy gene, PF3D7_1134300, as a target of antibodies in plasma of Tanzanian children in a whole-proteome differential screen. Here we characterize this protein as a blood-stage antigen that localizes to the surface membranes of both parasitized erythrocytes and merozoites, hence its designation as Pf erythrocyte membrane and merozoite antigen 1 (PfEMMA1). Mouse anti-PfEMMA1 antisera and affinity-purified human anti-PfEMMA1 antibodies inhibited growth of P. falciparum strains by up to 68% in growth inhibition assays. Following challenge with uniformly fatal Plasmodium berghei (Pb) ANKA, up to 40% of mice immunized with recombinant PbEMMA1 self-cured, and median survival of lethally infected mice was up to 2.6-fold longer than controls (21 vs. 8 d, P = 0.005). Furthermore, high levels of naturally acquired human anti-PfEMMA1 antibodies were associated with a 46% decrease in parasitemia over 2.5 yr of follow-up of Tanzanian children. Together, these findings suggest that antibodies to PfEMMA1 mediate protection against malaria.

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AnimalsAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanChild, PreschoolErythrocyte MembraneFemaleHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansInfantMalaria, FalciparumMalaria VaccinesMerozoitesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPlasmodium falciparumPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanMalaria VaccinesProtozoan ProteinsRecombinant Proteins

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PMID34342640
PMCPMC8340565
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