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ArticleParasitology research2006

Analysis of P-glycoprotein expression in purified parasite plasma membrane and food vacuole from Plasmodium falciparum.

Laurence M Elandaloussi, Meinrad Lindt, Malcolm Collins, Peter J Smith

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Article in Parasitology research, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laurence M ElandaloussiDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. laurence.elandaloussi@irta.es
Meinrad Lindt
Malcolm Collins
Peter J Smith
University of Cape Town · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A P-glycoprotein homologue (Pgh1) is believed to play a role in modulating levels of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. To study the role of Pgh1 in the mechanism of chloroquine (CQ) resistance, antisera were raised against this protein. There was no direct association between the level of Pgh1 expression and chloroquine sensitivity. We also failed to detect phosphorylation of Pgh1 in the food vacuole (FV), suggesting that other mechanisms regulate the chloroquine-resistant (CQR) phenotype. Therefore, high levels of expression of Pgh1 or phosphorylation of this protein in the FV could not account for CQ sensitivity. In addition, the lack of inhibition of CQ accumulation by anti-Pgh1 antibodies suggests that Pgh1 is not involved as a CQ transporter in the plasma membrane of P. falciparum. Furthermore, resistance reversers do not appear to act at the plasma membrane level.

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AnimalsAntimalarialsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersCell MembraneChloroquineDrug ResistanceImmune SeraPhosphorylationPlasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsVacuolesAntimalarialsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersChloroquineImmune Seramdr gene protein, PlasmodiumProtozoan Proteins

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PMID16710674
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