Controlled human infection with Plasmodium falciparum-infected mosquito bites elicits antibodies against mosquito salivary protein SG1L3
Carolina M. Andrade, Renate C. van Daalen, Amanda Fabra-García, Sanne Grievink, Geert‐Jan van Gemert, Karina Teelen, Svenja Hester, Rianne Stoter, M. VAN DE VEGTE-BOLMER, CHRIS J. DRAKELEY, Alfred B. Tiono, Robert W. Sauerwein, Teun Bousema, Matthijs M. Jore
The paper identifies human antibodies against a mosquito salivary protein, SG1L3, that binds to Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites but does not block infection.
PLoS Pathogens · Oct 28, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology