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ArticleCell reports. Medicine2025

A strain-transcending anti-AMA1 human monoclonal antibody neutralizes malaria parasites independent of direct RON2L receptor blockade.

Palak N Patel, Ababacar Diouf, Thayne H Dickey, Wai Kwan Tang, Christine S Hopp, Boubacar Traore, Carole A Long, Kazutoyo Miura, Peter D Crompton, Niraj H Tolia

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Article in Cell reports. Medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Palak N PatelHost-Pathogen Interactions and Structural Vaccinology Section, Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Ababacar DioufLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Thayne H DickeyHost-Pathogen Interactions and Structural Vaccinology Section, Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Wai Kwan TangHost-Pathogen Interactions and Structural Vaccinology Section, Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Christine S HoppBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Boubacar TraoreMalaria Research and Training Centre, Mali International Center of Excellence in Research, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Point G, Bamako 1805, Mali.
Carole A LongLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Kazutoyo MiuraLaboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Peter D CromptonMalaria Infection Biology and Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Niraj H ToliaHost-Pathogen Interactions and Structural Vaccinology Section, Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: niraj.tolia@nih.gov.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1) binds a loop in rhoptry neck protein 2 (RON2L) during red cell invasion and is a target for vaccines and therapeutic antibodies against malaria. Here, we report a panel of AMA1-specific naturally acquired human monoclonal antibodies (hmAbs) derived from individuals living in malaria-endemic regions. Two neutralizing hmAbs engage AMA1 independent of the RON2L-binding site. The hmAb 75B10 demonstrates potent strain-transcending neutralization that is independent of RON2L blockade, emphasizing that epitopes outside the RON2L-binding site elicit broad protection against variant parasite strains. The combination of these hmAbs synergistically enhances parasite neutralization. Vaccination with a structure-based design (SBD1) that mimics the AMA1-RON2L complex elicited antibodies similar to the two neutralizing hmAbs connecting vaccination to naturally acquired immunity in humans. The structural definition of a strain-transcending epitope on AMA1 targeted by naturally acquired hmAb establishes paradigms for developing AMA1-based vaccines and therapeutic antibodies.

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Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanMalaria, FalciparumMembrane ProteinsPlasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsAnimalsEpitopesHumansAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, Protozoanapical membrane antigen I, PlasmodiumEpitopesMembrane ProteinsProtozoan ProteinsAMA1blood-stagemalariamonoclonal antibodysynergyvaccine

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PMID40020675
PMCPMC11970402

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