Publication: Plasmodium vivax gametocyte protein Pvs230 is a transmission-blocking vaccine candidate
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2012-02-27
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18732518
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0264410X
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Mahidol University
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Vaccine. Vol.30, No.10 (2012), 1807-1812
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Mayumi Tachibana, Chiho Sato, Hitoshi Otsuki, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Osamu Kaneko, Motomi Torii, Takafumi Tsuboi Plasmodium vivax gametocyte protein Pvs230 is a transmission-blocking vaccine candidate. Vaccine. Vol.30, No.10 (2012), 1807-1812. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.01.003 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/13797
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Plasmodium vivax gametocyte protein Pvs230 is a transmission-blocking vaccine candidate
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The malaria transmission-blocking vaccine (TBV) aims to interfere the development of malaria parasite in the mosquito and prevent further transmission in the community. So far only two TBV candidates have been identified in Plasmodium vivax; ookinete surface proteins Pvs25 and Pvs28. The pvs230 (PVX_003905) is reported as an ortholog of Pfs230, a gametocyte/gamete stage TBV candidate in Plasmodium falciparum, however its candidacy for TBV has never been tested. Therefore here, we have investigated whether Pvs230 can be a TBV candidate using P. vivax samples obtained from Thailand. The mouse antiserum raised against the plasmid expressing CRDs I-IV of Pvs230 detected Pvs230 protein in the lysate of P. vivax gametocyte in western blot analysis under non-reducing condition. From the localization of Pvs230 on the outer most regions of gametocyte in the immunofluorescence assay, it appears that Pvs230 is localized on the surface of gametes. Importantly, the anti-Pvs230 mouse serum significantly reduced the number of P. vivax oocysts developed in the mosquito midgut. Moreover, the polymorphism in Pvs230 CRDs I-IV is limited suggesting that it may not be an impediment for the utilization of Pvs230 as an effective TBV candidate. In conclusion, our results show that Pvs230 is a transmission-blocking vaccine candidate of P. vivax. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.