Monoclonal antibodies to the circumsporozoite protein repeats of a Plasmodium vivax-like human malaria parasite and Plasmodium simiovale

Infect Immun. 1994 May;62(5):2098-100. doi: 10.1128/iai.62.5.2098-2100.1994.

Abstract

We have recently described a Plasmodium vivax-like human malaria parasite. The circumsporozoite protein of this parasite is identical to that of a simian malaria parasite, P. simiovale, but different from two known types of P. vivax. Here, we describe the production of two monoclonal antibodies, Pam 172 and Pam 135, specific for the circumsporozoite protein repeat sequence APGANQEGGAA of the P. vivax-like malaria parasite. These two monoclonal antibodies recognized air-dried sporozoites of P. simiovale but not other human, simian, or rodent malaria parasites tested.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology*
  • Antigens, Protozoan / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Plasmodium / immunology*
  • Plasmodium vivax / immunology*
  • Protozoan Proteins / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, Protozoan
  • Protozoan Proteins
  • circumsporozoite protein, Protozoan