Insights into the intracellular localization, protein associations and artemisinin resistance properties of Plasmodium falciparum K13.

The emergence of artemisinin (ART) resistance in Plasmodium falciparum intra-erythrocytic parasites has led to increasing treatment failure rates with first-line ART-based combination therapies in Southeast Asia. Decreased parasite susceptibility is caused by K13 mutations, which are associated clin...

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Main Authors: Nina F Gnädig, Barbara H Stokes, Rachel L Edwards, Gavreel F Kalantarov, Kim C Heimsch, Michal Kuderjavy, Audrey Crane, Marcus C S Lee, Judith Straimer, Katja Becker, Ilya N Trakht, Audrey R Odom John, Sachel Mok, David A Fidock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008482