Pan-active imidazolopiperazine antimalarials target the Plasmodium falciparum intracellular secretory pathway
oleh: Gregory M. LaMonte, Frances Rocamora, Danushka S. Marapana, Nina F. Gnädig, Sabine Ottilie, Madeline R. Luth, Tilla S. Worgall, Gregory M. Goldgof, Roxanne Mohunlal, T. R. Santha Kumar, Jennifer K. Thompson, Edgar Vigil, Jennifer Yang, Dylan Hutson, Trevor Johnson, Jianbo Huang, Roy M. Williams, Bing Yu Zou, Andrea L. Cheung, Prianka Kumar, Timothy J. Egan, Marcus C. S. Lee, Dionicio Siegel, Alan F. Cowman, David A. Fidock, Elizabeth A. Winzeler
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-04-01 |
Deskripsi
Imidazolopiperazines (IZPs) are a class of compounds under clinical development for malaria, but their mechanism of action is unclear. Here, the authors show that IZPs inhibit the parasite’s secretory pathway, affecting protein trafficking and export.