A high-affinity antibody against the CSP N-terminal domain lacks Plasmodium falciparum inhibitory activity
E. Thai, G. Costa, A. Weyrich, R. Murugan, D. Oyen, K. Prieto, A. Bosch, A. Valleriani, N. C. Wu, T. Pholcharee, S. W. Scally, I. A. Wilson, H. Wardemann, J.-P. Julien, E. A. Levashina
This study characterizes a monoclonal antibody against the N-terminal domain of PfCSP, finding it has high affinity but lacks functional inhibitory activity against sporozoites.
bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2020Immunology