Atypical molecular basis for drug resistance to mitochondrial function inhibitors in Plasmodium falciparum
H. J. Painter, J. M. Morrisey, M. W. Mather, L. M. Orchard, C. Luck, M. J. Smilkstein, M. K. Riscoe, A. B. Vaidya, M. Llinas
This study identifies a novel mechanism of drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum involving copy number variation and a SNP in pfdhodh, leading to pan-resistance to mtETC and DHODH inhibitors.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2020Microbiology