A structure-based epitope tagging approach identifies vulnerable sites on the malarial P36-P52 protein complex for antibody-mediated neutralization of Plasmodium sporozoites

• Samhita Das ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Samhita Das, Lien Boeykens, Yann G.-J. Sterckx, Olivier Silvie

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Centre d’Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses, Cimi-Paris, Paris, France

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• Lien Boeykens ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Samhita Das, Lien Boeykens, Yann G.-J. Sterckx, Olivier Silvie

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry and Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

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• Manon Loubens,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Centre d’Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses, Cimi-Paris, Paris, France

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• Carine Marinach,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Centre d’Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses, Cimi-Paris, Paris, France

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• Sylvie Briquet,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Centre d’Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses, Cimi-Paris, Paris, France

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• Line De Vocht,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry and Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

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• Isabel Pintelon,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology and the Antwerp Centre for Advanced Microscopy (ACAM), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

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• Jean-Pierre Timmermans,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology and the Antwerp Centre for Advanced Microscopy (ACAM), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

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• Yann G.-J. Sterckx ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Samhita Das, Lien Boeykens, Yann G.-J. Sterckx, Olivier Silvie

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: yann.sterckx@uantwerpen.be (YGJS); olivier.silvie@inserm.fr (OS)

  Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry and Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

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• Olivier Silvie

  Contributed equally to this work with: Samhita Das, Lien Boeykens, Yann G.-J. Sterckx, Olivier Silvie

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: yann.sterckx@uantwerpen.be (YGJS); olivier.silvie@inserm.fr (OS)

  Affiliation Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Centre d’Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses, Cimi-Paris, Paris, France

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0525-6940

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