Unbiased phage display screening identifies hidden malaria vaccine targets

Malaria is among the deadliest infectious diseases. Over 200 million annual clinical malaria cases are reported and more than half a million people, mostly children, die every year. The most advanced RTS,S/AS01 vaccine based on the P. falciparum circumsporozoite protein (CSP), targets sporozoite liv...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, Sung-Jae Cha
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2024.2429617
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description Malaria is among the deadliest infectious diseases. Over 200 million annual clinical malaria cases are reported and more than half a million people, mostly children, die every year. The most advanced RTS,S/AS01 vaccine based on the P. falciparum circumsporozoite protein (CSP), targets sporozoite liver infection but achieved modest efficacy. To reduce malaria death, novel malaria vaccine development is a high priority. Most malaria vaccine candidates target three infection steps: sporozoite liver infection, merozoite red blood cell (RBC) infection, and mosquito midgut infection. However, only few malaria vaccine candidates target specific parasite–host cell interactions. Our group has implemented the phage peptide-display approach to discover new parasite ligands and host cell receptors. Here we summarize our findings and discuss their potential for the development of novel vaccines.
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spelling doaj-art-e30304767ca24b1eb265a1f99fc7412a2025-08-20T02:37:32ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEmerging Microbes and Infections2222-17512024-12-0113110.1080/22221751.2024.2429617Unbiased phage display screening identifies hidden malaria vaccine targetsMarcelo Jacobs-Lorena0Sung-Jae Cha1Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USADepartment of Medical Sciences, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, USAMalaria is among the deadliest infectious diseases. Over 200 million annual clinical malaria cases are reported and more than half a million people, mostly children, die every year. The most advanced RTS,S/AS01 vaccine based on the P. falciparum circumsporozoite protein (CSP), targets sporozoite liver infection but achieved modest efficacy. To reduce malaria death, novel malaria vaccine development is a high priority. Most malaria vaccine candidates target three infection steps: sporozoite liver infection, merozoite red blood cell (RBC) infection, and mosquito midgut infection. However, only few malaria vaccine candidates target specific parasite–host cell interactions. Our group has implemented the phage peptide-display approach to discover new parasite ligands and host cell receptors. Here we summarize our findings and discuss their potential for the development of novel vaccines.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2024.2429617Malariaparasite ligandhost cell receptorphage displayvaccine target
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Unbiased phage display screening identifies hidden malaria vaccine targets
Emerging Microbes and Infections
Malaria
parasite ligand
host cell receptor
phage display
vaccine target
title Unbiased phage display screening identifies hidden malaria vaccine targets
title_full Unbiased phage display screening identifies hidden malaria vaccine targets
title_fullStr Unbiased phage display screening identifies hidden malaria vaccine targets
title_full_unstemmed Unbiased phage display screening identifies hidden malaria vaccine targets
title_short Unbiased phage display screening identifies hidden malaria vaccine targets
title_sort unbiased phage display screening identifies hidden malaria vaccine targets
topic Malaria
parasite ligand
host cell receptor
phage display
vaccine target
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2024.2429617
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