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  • Title: Role of Plasmodium berghei ookinete surface and oocyst capsule protein, a novel oocyst capsule-associated protein, in ookinete motility.
    Author: Nakayama K, Kimura Y, Kitahara Y, Soga A, Haraguchi A, Hakozaki J, Sugiyama M, Kusakisako K, Fukumoto S, Ikadai H.
    Journal: Parasit Vectors; 2021 Jul 21; 14(1):373. PubMed ID: 34289894.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Plasmodium sp., which causes malaria, must first develop in mosquitoes before being transmitted. Upon ingesting infected blood, gametes form in the mosquito lumen, followed by fertilization and differentiation of the resulting zygotes into motile ookinetes. Within 24 h of blood ingestion, these ookinetes traverse mosquito epithelial cells and lodge below the midgut basal lamina, where they differentiate into sessile oocysts that are protected by a capsule. METHODS: We identified an ookinete surface and oocyst capsule protein (OSCP) that is involved in ookinete motility as well as oocyst capsule formation. RESULTS: We found that knockout of OSCP in parasite decreases ookinete gliding motility and gradually reduces the number of oocysts. On day 15 after blood ingestion, the oocyst wall was significantly thinner. Moreover, adding anti-OSCP antibodies decreased the gliding speed of wild-type ookinetes in vitro. Adding anti-OSCP antibodies to an infected blood meal also resulted in decreased oocyst formation. CONCLUSION: These findings may be useful for the development of a transmission-blocking tool for malaria.
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