Artemisinin susceptibility in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum : propellers, adaptor proteins and the need for cellular healing

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of FEMS..

Studies of the susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to the artemisinin family of antimalarial drugs provide a complex picture of partial resistance (tolerance) associated with increased parasite survival in vitro and in vivo. We present an overview of the genetic loci that, in mutant form, can independently elicit parasite tolerance. These encode Kelch propeller domain protein PfK13, ubiquitin hydrolase UBP-1, actin filament-organising protein Coronin, also carrying a propeller domain, and the trafficking adaptor subunit AP-2μ. Detailed studies of these proteins and the functional basis of artemisinin tolerance in blood-stage parasites are enabling a new synthesis of our understanding to date. To guide further experimental work, we present two major conclusions. First, we propose a dual-component model of artemisinin tolerance in P. falciparum comprising suppression of artemisinin activation in early ring stage by reducing endocytic haemoglobin capture from host cytosol, coupled with enhancement of cellular healing mechanisms in surviving cells. Second, these two independent requirements limit the likelihood of development of complete artemisinin resistance by P. falciparum, favouring deployment of existing drugs in new schedules designed to exploit these biological limits, thus extending the useful life of current combination therapies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

FEMS microbiology reviews - 45(2021), 3 vom: 05. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sutherland, Colin J [VerfasserIn]
Henrici, Ryan C [VerfasserIn]
Artavanis-Tsakonas, Katerina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9RMU91N5K2
Antimalarials
Artemisinin
Artemisinin resistance
Artemisinins
Endocytosis
Haemoglobin
Journal Article
Malaria parasites
Proteasome
Protein recycling
Protozoan Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.08.2021

Date Revised 29.02.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/femsre/fuaa056

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316641286