Artemisinin kills malaria parasites by damaging proteins and inhibiting the proteasome
oleh: Jessica L. Bridgford, Stanley C. Xie, Simon A. Cobbold, Charisse Flerida A. Pasaje, Susann Herrmann, Tuo Yang, David L. Gillett, Lawrence R. Dick, Stuart A. Ralph, Con Dogovski, Natalie J. Spillman, Leann Tilley
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2018-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Artemisinin (ART) is a widely used antimalarial drug, but its mechanism of action is poorly understood. Here, Bridgford et al. show that ART kills parasites by a two-pronged mechanism, causing protein damage and compromising proteasome function, and that accumulation of proteasome substrates activates the ER stress response.