National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, Australia)
APP2001385
オーストラリア
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, Australia)
APP2016908
オーストラリア
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ジャーナル: Science / 年: 2025 タイトル: Cryo-EM structure of endogenous Pfs230 and Pfs48/45 fertilization complex. 著者: Melanie H Dietrich / Jill Chmielewski / Li-Jin Chan / Li Lynn Tan / Amy Adair / Frankie M T Lyons / Mikha Gabriela / Sash Lopaticki / Toby A Dite / Laura F Dagley / Lucia Pazzagli / Priya ...著者: Melanie H Dietrich / Jill Chmielewski / Li-Jin Chan / Li Lynn Tan / Amy Adair / Frankie M T Lyons / Mikha Gabriela / Sash Lopaticki / Toby A Dite / Laura F Dagley / Lucia Pazzagli / Priya Gupta / Mohd Kamil / Ashley M Vaughan / Rattanaporn Rojrung / Anju Abraham / Ramin Mazhari / Rhea J Longley / Kathleen Zeglinski / Quentin Gouil / Ivo Mueller / Stewart A Fabb / Rekha Shandre-Mugan / Colin W Pouton / Alisa Glukhova / Shabih Shakeel / Wai-Hong Tham / 要旨: Malaria parasite fertilization occurs in the midgut of a female mosquito. Blocking fertilization within the mosquito can prevent malaria transmission. Pfs230 and Pfs48/45 are critical for male ...Malaria parasite fertilization occurs in the midgut of a female mosquito. Blocking fertilization within the mosquito can prevent malaria transmission. Pfs230 and Pfs48/45 are critical for male fertility and transmission of the malaria parasite. They form a core fertilization complex, but it is unknown how they interact. We determined a cryo-electron microscopy structure of endogenous Pfs230-Pfs48/45 complex showing that Pfs48/45 interacts with Pfs230 domains 13 and 14. Transgenic parasite lines with these domains removed were defective in Pfs230 gamete localization and showed reduced oocyst formation. Nanobodies against domains 13 and 14 inhibited Pfs230-Pfs48/45 complex formation, reduced transmission and structural analyses revealed their epitopes. These Pfs230 domains were targets of naturally acquired immunity and immune sera from mRNA-lipid nanoparticle immunizations blocked parasite transmission.