Mitochondrial heteroplasmy is responsible for Atovaquone drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum
Sasha Siegel, Andrea Rivero, Swamy R. Adapa, ChengQi Wang, Roman Manetsch, Rays H.Y. Jiang, Dennis E. Kyle
This study identifies mitochondrial heteroplasmy as the cause of Atovaquone resistance in Plasmodium falciparum, showing pre-existing Y268S alleles in the mitochondrial genome contribute to drug resistance.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2017 · PreprintCell Biology