MMV687794 blocks Plasmodium falciparum invasion of red blood cells by targeting a Surface-associated Lipid-Interacting Rhoptry Protein, PfSLIRP
Dawson B. Ling, Ghizal Siddiqui, Christopher A. MacRaild…·Paul R. Gilson
This study identifies MMV687794 as an inhibitor of Plasmodium falciparum RBC invasion by targeting PfSLIRP, a rhoptry protein involved in lipid metabolism and vacuole formation.