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Decreased K13 Abundance Reduces Hemoglobin Catabolism and Proteotoxic Stress, Underpinning Artemisinin Resistance.
Cell reports - 26 Nov 2019
Yang Tuo, Yeoh Lee M, Tutor Madel V, Dixon Matthew W, McMillan Paul J, Xie Stanley C, Bridgford Jessica L, Gillett David L, Duffy Michael F, Ralph Stuart A, McConville Malcolm J, Tilley Leann, Cobbold Simon A
Abstract excerpt
Increased tolerance of Plasmodium falciparum to front-line artemisinin antimalarials (ARTs) is associated with mutations in Kelch13 (K13), although the precise role of K13 remains unclear. Here, we show that K13 mutations result in decreased expression of this protein, while mislocalization of K13 mimics resistance-conferring mutations, pinpointing partial loss of function of K13 as the relevant molecular event....
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