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1. Soh Tokunaga

   Present address: Forensic Science Laboratory, Ehime Prefectural Police Headquarters, 2-2 Minamihoribatacho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8573, Japan

Authors and Affiliations

1. Division of Cell-Free Sciences, Proteo-Science Center, PIAS, Ehime University, 3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8577, Japan

   Soh Tokunaga, Kohdai Yamada, Hinako Fujisaki, Mana Hamada, Fumiya Soga & Tatsuya Sawasaki

2. Division of Malaria Research, Proteo-Science Center, PIAS, Ehime University, 3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8577, Japan

   Hikaru Nagaoka & Eizo Takashima

3. Department of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Engineering, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Gofuku, Toyama-shi, Toyama, 3190, 930-8555, Japan

   Tatsuhiko Ozawa

4. Center for Advanced Antibody Drug Development, University of Toyama, Gofuku, Toyama-shi, Toyama, 3190, 930-8555, Japan

   Tatsuhiko Ozawa & Hiroyuki Kishi

5. Division of Proteo-Drug-Discovery Sciences, Proteo-Science Center, PIAS, Ehime University, 3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8577, Japan

   Hiroyuki Takeda

6. Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan

   Hiroyuki Kishi

7. Proteo-Science Center, PIAS, Ehime University, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan

   Tatsuya Sawasaki

Contributions

S.T. performed the cloning of antibody genes, antibody characterisation, antibody synthesis, epitope mapping, cell-based assays, and biotinylation assay; K.Y., F.S., H.F., and M.H. supported the cloning of antibody genes, antibody synthesis, antibody characterisation, and cell-based assays; H.T. performed SPR analysis; H.N. and E.T. performed immunoblotting of the malarial parasite and synthesis of PfRipr5 antigen protein; T.O. and H.K. performed ISAAC; T.S. conceived the research, designed the experiments, and analysed the data; S.T. and T.S. wrote the manuscript; all authors revised the manuscript.

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Correspondence to Tatsuya Sawasaki.

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