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The newly discovered role of endocytosis in artemisinin resistance.
Medicinal research reviews - 1 Nov 2021
Behrens Hannah Michaela, Schmidt Sabine, Spielmann Tobias
Abstract excerpt
Artemisinin and its derivatives (ART) are the cornerstone of malaria treatment as part of artemisinin combination therapy (ACT). However, reduced susceptibility to artemisinin as well as its partner drugs threatens the usefulness of ACTs. Single point mutations in the parasite protein Kelch13 (K13) are necessary and sufficient for the reduced sensitivity of malaria parasites to ART but several alternative...
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