Barr P J, Green K M, Gibson H L, Bathurst I C, Quakyi I A, Kaslow D C
Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, California 94608.
J Exp Med. 1991 Nov 1;174(5):1203-8. doi: 10.1084/jem.174.5.1203.
Pfs25 is a sexual stage antigen of Plasmodium falciparum that is expressed on the surface of zygote and ookinete forms of the parasite. Monoclonal antibodies directed against native Pfs25 can block completely the development of P. falciparum oocysts in the midgut of the mosquito vector. Thus, this 25-kD protein is a potential vaccine candidate for eliciting transmission-blocking immunity in inhabitants of malaria endemic regions. We have synthesized, by secretion from yeast, a polypeptide analogue of Pfs25 that reacts with conformation-dependent monoclonal antibodies, and elicits transmission-blocking antibodies when used to immunize mice and monkeys in conjunction with a muramyl tripeptide adjuvant. Our results suggest the further evaluation of recombinant DNA-derived Pfs25 in transmission-blocking vaccination studies in humans.
Pfs25是恶性疟原虫的一种性阶段抗原,在该寄生虫的合子和动合子形式的表面表达。针对天然Pfs25的单克隆抗体可完全阻断恶性疟原虫卵囊在蚊媒中肠的发育。因此,这种25-kD蛋白是一种潜在的疫苗候选物,可在疟疾流行地区的居民中引发传播阻断免疫。我们通过酵母分泌合成了一种Pfs25的多肽类似物,它能与构象依赖性单克隆抗体发生反应,并且在与胞壁酰三肽佐剂联合用于免疫小鼠和猴子时能引发传播阻断抗体。我们的结果表明,在人类传播阻断疫苗接种研究中应进一步评估重组DNA衍生的Pfs25。