Identification of α-azacyclic acetamide-based inhibitors of P. falciparum Na+ pump (PfATP4) with fast-killing asexual blood-stage antimalarial activity by phenotypic screening
Arturo Casas Jr, Leah S. Imlay, Vandana Thathy, Kate J. Fairhurst, Adele M. Lehane, Aloysus K. Lawong, Ioanna Deni, Josefine Striepen, Seungheon Lee, Ashwani Kumar, Chao Xing, Hanspeter Niederstrasser, Bruce A. Posner, Benoı̂t Laleu, Susan A. Charman, , Margaret A. Phillips
This study identifies new antimalarial compounds targeting PfATP4 through phenotypic screening, showing fast-killing activity and resistance patterns consistent with PfATP4 inhibition.
ACS Infectious Diseases · Sep 8, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology