Compensating P.  falciparum artemisinin resistance

Cell Host Microbe. 2021 Dec 8;29(12):1732-1734. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.11.007.ABSTRACTAmino acid deprivation from reduced hemoglobin degradation in Pfkelch13 artemisinin-resistant parasites reduces fitness. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Mesén-Ramírez et al. decipher the role of nutrient permeable channel activity within the parasitophorous vacuolar membrane to compensate for this fitness cost in asexual blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum parasites.PMID:34883062 | DOI:10.1016/j.chom.2021.11.007
Source: Cell Host and Microbe - Category: Microbiology Authors: Source Type: research