Molecular characterization of a synthetic neutralizing antibody targeting p67 of Theileria parva

The <i>Theileria parva</i> sporozoite surface antigen p67 is a target of the bovine humoral immune response that generates antibodies capable of providing protection against subsequent infection. As a result, p67 has been the subject of efforts aimed at the development of an anti-sporozoite subunit...

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Autores principales: Miersch, S., Singer, A.U., Chen, C., Fellouse, F., Gopalsamy, A., Costa, L.S. e, Lacasta, Anna, Chege, Hannah, Chege, Naomi, Nene, Vishvanath, Sidhu, S.S.
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Publicado: Wiley 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174653
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author Miersch, S.
Singer, A.U.
Chen, C.
Fellouse, F.
Gopalsamy, A.
Costa, L.S. e
Lacasta, Anna
Chege, Hannah
Chege, Naomi
Nene, Vishvanath
Sidhu, S.S.
author_browse Chege, Hannah
Chege, Naomi
Chen, C.
Costa, L.S. e
Fellouse, F.
Gopalsamy, A.
Lacasta, Anna
Miersch, S.
Nene, Vishvanath
Sidhu, S.S.
Singer, A.U.
author_facet Miersch, S.
Singer, A.U.
Chen, C.
Fellouse, F.
Gopalsamy, A.
Costa, L.S. e
Lacasta, Anna
Chege, Hannah
Chege, Naomi
Nene, Vishvanath
Sidhu, S.S.
author_sort Miersch, S.
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description The <i>Theileria parva</i> sporozoite surface antigen p67 is a target of the bovine humoral immune response that generates antibodies capable of providing protection against subsequent infection. As a result, p67 has been the subject of efforts aimed at the development of an anti-sporozoite subunit vaccine. Previous studies have identified neutralizing epitopes in the N- and C-terminal regions of the full-length protein and shown that immunization with a C-terminal fragment of p67 (p67C) alone is capable of eliciting protection. To identify additional neutralizing epitopes in p67C, selections were conducted against it using a phage-displayed synthetic antibody library. An antibody that neutralized the sporozoite in vitro was identified, and the crystal structure of a Fab:peptide complex was elucidated. Mutagenesis studies aimed at validating and further characterizing the Fab:peptide interaction identified critical residues involved in binding and neutralization. This study also validates distinct epitopes for previously reported neutralizing antibodies.
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spelling CGSpace1746532025-10-26T12:50:34Z Molecular characterization of a synthetic neutralizing antibody targeting p67 of Theileria parva Miersch, S. Singer, A.U. Chen, C. Fellouse, F. Gopalsamy, A. Costa, L.S. e Lacasta, Anna Chege, Hannah Chege, Naomi Nene, Vishvanath Sidhu, S.S. disease control east coast fever The <i>Theileria parva</i> sporozoite surface antigen p67 is a target of the bovine humoral immune response that generates antibodies capable of providing protection against subsequent infection. As a result, p67 has been the subject of efforts aimed at the development of an anti-sporozoite subunit vaccine. Previous studies have identified neutralizing epitopes in the N- and C-terminal regions of the full-length protein and shown that immunization with a C-terminal fragment of p67 (p67C) alone is capable of eliciting protection. To identify additional neutralizing epitopes in p67C, selections were conducted against it using a phage-displayed synthetic antibody library. An antibody that neutralized the sporozoite in vitro was identified, and the crystal structure of a Fab:peptide complex was elucidated. Mutagenesis studies aimed at validating and further characterizing the Fab:peptide interaction identified critical residues involved in binding and neutralization. This study also validates distinct epitopes for previously reported neutralizing antibodies. 2025-06 2025-05-19T13:59:21Z 2025-05-19T13:59:21Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174653 en Open Access Wiley Miersch, S., Singer, A.U., Chen, C., Fellouse, F., Gopalsamy, A., Costa, L.S. e, Lacasta, A., Chege, H., Chege, N., Nene, V. and Sidhu, S.S. 2025. Molecular characterization of a synthetic neutralizing antibody targeting p67 of <i>Theileria parva</i>. Protein Science 34(6): e70153.
spellingShingle disease control
east coast fever
Miersch, S.
Singer, A.U.
Chen, C.
Fellouse, F.
Gopalsamy, A.
Costa, L.S. e
Lacasta, Anna
Chege, Hannah
Chege, Naomi
Nene, Vishvanath
Sidhu, S.S.
Molecular characterization of a synthetic neutralizing antibody targeting p67 of Theileria parva
title Molecular characterization of a synthetic neutralizing antibody targeting p67 of Theileria parva
title_full Molecular characterization of a synthetic neutralizing antibody targeting p67 of Theileria parva
title_fullStr Molecular characterization of a synthetic neutralizing antibody targeting p67 of Theileria parva
title_full_unstemmed Molecular characterization of a synthetic neutralizing antibody targeting p67 of Theileria parva
title_short Molecular characterization of a synthetic neutralizing antibody targeting p67 of Theileria parva
title_sort molecular characterization of a synthetic neutralizing antibody targeting p67 of theileria parva
topic disease control
east coast fever
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174653
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