Fungal-derived methyldeoxaphomins target Plasmodium falciparum segregation through the inhibition of PfActin1.
Jiang T, Lee JW, Collins JE, Schaefer S, Chen D, Nardella F, Wendt K, Peramuna TG, Paes R, McLellan JL, Bhasin J, Durst GL, Hanson KK, Chakrabarti D, Cichewicz RH, Winzeler EA.
Jiang T, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Feb 25;122(8):e2418871122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2418871122. Epub 2025 Feb 18.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025.
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In vitro evolution and whole genome analysis in Plasmodium falciparum with the most potent member, NPDG-F (EC(50) of 550 nM in Dd2; 290 nM in 3D7), shows that parasite resistance to methyldeoxaphomins is strongly associated with mutations in PfActin1 (PF3D …
In vitro evolution and whole genome analysis in Plasmodium falciparum with the most potent member, NPDG-F (EC(50) of 550 nM in …