9ZFZ | pdb_00009zfz

7118 Fab in complex with Plasmodium falciparum rsCSP

• PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb9ZFZ/pdb
• EM Map EMD-74167: EMDB EMDataResource

• Classification: IMMUNE SYSTEM
• Organism(s): Homo sapiens, Plasmodium falciparum
• Expression System: Cricetulus griseus, Escherichia coli
• Mutation(s): No 


• Deposited: 2025-12-02 Released: 2026-05-27 
• Deposition Author(s): Cannac, F., Lee, W.H., Ward, A.B.
• Funding Organization(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
• Resolution: 3.30 Å
• Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
• Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

Literature

Structural basis for conserved and distinct antigen recognition by a lineage of malaria-protective antibodies

Jain, M., Cannac, F.

To be published.

Biological Assembly 1  

Global Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Global Stoichiometry: Hetero 9-mer - A4B4C1 Pseudo Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Pseudo Stoichiometry: Hetero 9-mer - A8B1 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors and generated by (software)

Biological Assembly Evidence: electron microscopy

Macromolecule Content 

• Total Structure Weight: 133.68 kDa 
• Atom Count: 7,576 
• Modeled Residue Count: 981 
• Deposited Residue Count: 1,214 
• Unique protein chains: 3

Macromolecules

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Fab 7118 Heavy Chain	A, C, E, G [auth H]	122	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0

Entity ID: 2
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Fab 7118 Light Chain	B, D, F, H [auth L]	112	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0

Entity ID: 3
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Circumsporozoite Protein	I [auth W]	278	Plasmodium falciparum	Mutation(s): 0

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
• Resolution: 3.30 Å
• Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
• Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

EM Software:

Task	Software Package	Version
MODEL REFINEMENT	PHENIX	1.21.1_5286
RECONSTRUCTION	cryoSPARC

Structure Validation

Entry History 

& Funding Information

Deposition Data

• Released Date: 2026-05-27 
Deposition Author(s): Cannac, F., Lee, W.H., Ward, A.B.

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Funding Organization	Location	Grant Number
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	United States	INV-056202
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	United States	IINV-004923

Revision History  

• Version 1.0: 2026-05-27
  Type: Initial release