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@article{Ukegbu:2020:10.1073/pnas.1919709117,
author = {Ukegbu, CV and Giorgalli, M and Tapanelli, S and Rona, LDP and Jaye, A and Wyer, C and Angrisano, F and Christophides, G and Vlachou, D},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.1919709117},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA},
pages = {7363--7373},
title = {PIMMS43 is required for malaria parasite immune evasion and sporogonic development in the mosquito vector},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1919709117},
volume = {117},
year = {2020}
}

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AB  - After being ingested by a female Anopheles mosquito during a bloodmeal on an infected host, and before they can reach the mosquito salivary glands to be transmitted to a new host, Plasmodium parasites must establish an infection of the mosquito midgut in the form of oocysts. To achieve this, they must first survive a series of robust innate immune responses that take place prior to, during, and immediately after ookinete traversal of the midgut epithelium. Understanding how parasites may evade these responses could highlight new ways to block malaria transmission. We show that an ookinete and sporozoite surface protein designated as PIMMS43 (Plasmodium Infection of the Mosquito Midgut Screen 43) is required for parasite evasion of the Anopheles coluzzii complement-like response. Disruption of PIMMS43 in the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei triggers robust complement activation and ookinete elimination upon mosquito midgut traversal. Silencing components of the complement-like system through RNAi largely restores ookinete-to-oocyst transition but oocysts remain small in size and produce a very small number of sporozoites that additionally are not infectious, indicating that PIMMS43 is also essential for sporogonic development in the oocyst. Antibodies that bind PIMMS43 interfere with parasite immune evasion when ingested with the infectious blood meal and significantly reduce the prevalence and intensity of infection. PIMMS43 genetic structure across African Plasmodium falciparum populations indicates allelic adaptation to sympatric vector populations. These data add to our understanding of mosquito–parasite interactions and identify PIMMS43 as a target of malaria transmission blocking.
AU  - Ukegbu,CV
AU  - Giorgalli,M
AU  - Tapanelli,S
AU  - Rona,LDP
AU  - Jaye,A
AU  - Wyer,C
AU  - Angrisano,F
AU  - Christophides,G
AU  - Vlachou,D
DO  - 10.1073/pnas.1919709117
EP  - 7373
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 0027-8424
SP  - 7363
TI  - PIMMS43 is required for malaria parasite immune evasion and sporogonic development in the mosquito vector
T2  - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1919709117
UR  - https://www.pnas.org/content/117/13/7363/
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/78049
VL  - 117
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