About the Authors

Nicolas Collin

Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Regis Gomes

Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Clarissa Teixeira

Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Lily Cheng

Affiliation Comparative Medicine Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Andre Laughinghouse

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Jerrold M. Ward

Affiliation Comparative Medicine Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Dia-Eldin Elnaiem

Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Laurent Fischer

Affiliation Merial S.A.S, R&D, Laboratoire de Lyon Gerland, Lyon, France

Jesus G. Valenzuela

jvalenzuela@niaid.nih.gov (JGV); skamhawi@niaid.nih.gov (SK)

Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Shaden Kamhawi

jvalenzuela@niaid.nih.gov (JGV); skamhawi@niaid.nih.gov (SK)

Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NC LF JGV SK. Performed the experiments: NC RG CT LC JMW DEE JGV SK. Analyzed the data: NC RG CT LC JMW DEE JGV SK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LC AL LF. Wrote the paper: NC RG CT DEE JGV SK.