6mb3

Cryo-EM structure of the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum with a vaccine-elicited antibody reveals maturation of inter-antibody contactsCryo-EM structure of the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum with a vaccine-elicited antibody reveals maturation of inter-antibody contacts

6mb3, resolution 3.37Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Structural highlights 6mb3 is a 19 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Experimental data: Check Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed The circumsporozoite protein (CSP) on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites is important for parasite development, motility, and host hepatocyte invasion. However, intrinsic disorder of the NANP repeat sequence in the central region of CSP has hindered its structural and functional characterization. Here, the cryo-electron microscopy structure at ~3.4-A resolution of a recombinant shortened CSP construct with the variable domains (Fabs) of a highly protective monoclonal antibody reveals an extended spiral conformation of the central NANP repeat region surrounded by antibodies. This unusual structure appears to be stabilized and/or induced by interaction with an antibody where contacts between adjacent Fabs are somatically mutated and enhance the interaction. This maturation in non-antigen contact residues may be an effective mechanism for antibodies to target tandem repeat sequences and provide novel insights into malaria vaccine design. Cryo-EM structure of P. falciparum circumsporozoite protein with a vaccine-elicited antibody is stabilized by somatically mutated inter-Fab contacts.,Oyen D, Torres JL, Cottrell CA, Richter King C, Wilson IA, Ward AB Sci Adv. 2018 Oct 10;4(10):eaau8529. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aau8529. eCollection, 2018 Oct. PMID:30324137 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.