Functional analysis of novel microneme proteins from Plasmodium vivax blood stages identifies vaccine candidates
Arunaditya Deshmukh, Francisco José Martínez Martínez, Pailene S. Lim, Lionel Brice Feufack-Donfack, Florent Dingli, K. E. Stoll Pekin, Baura Tat, Benson Kiniboro, D. Herbert Opi, Yee-Ling Lau, Mun Yik Fong, Eun‐Taek Han, James G. Beeson, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Ivo Mueller, , Chetan E. Chitnis
The paper identifies and characterizes two novel Plasmodium vivax merozoite proteins, PvMP45 and PvMP36, which bind reticulocyte receptors and are targets of protective antibodies, suggesting their potential as vaccine candidates.
bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology