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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2015

Plasmodium falciparum Thioredoxin Reductase (PfTrxR) and Its Role as a Target for New Antimalarial Discovery.

Sara E McCarty, Amanda Schellenberger, Douglas C Goodwin, Ngolui Rene Fuanta, Babu L Tekwani, Angela I Calderón

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sara E McCartyCollege of Sciences and Mathematics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. ans0038@auburn.edu.
Amanda SchellenbergerDepartment of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. ans0038@auburn.edu.
Douglas C GoodwinDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. goodwdc@auburn.edu.
Ngolui Rene FuantaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. rfn0001@tigermail.auburn.edu.
Babu L TekwaniNational Center for Natural Products Research and Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA. btekwani@olemiss.edu.
Angela I CalderónDepartment of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. aic0001@auburn.edu.
Auburn University · USUniversity of Mississippi · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growing resistance to current antimalarial drugs is a major concern for global public health. The pressing need for new antimalarials has led to an increase in research focused on the Plasmodium parasites that cause human malaria. Thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme needed to maintain redox equilibrium in Plasmodium species, is a promising target for new antimalarials. This review paper provides an overview of the structure and function of TrxR, discusses similarities and differences between the thioredoxin reductases (TrxRs) of different Plasmodium species and the human forms of the enzyme, gives an overview of modeling Plasmodium infections in animals, and suggests the role of Trx functions in antimalarial drug resistance. TrxR of Plasmodium falciparum is a central focus of this paper since it is the only Plasmodium TrxR that has been crystallized and P. falciparum is the species that causes most malaria cases. It is anticipated that the information summarized here will give insight and stimulate new directions in which research might be most beneficial.

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AnimalsAntimalarialsDrug ResistanceHumansMalaria, FalciparumMolecular Targeted TherapyPlasmodium falciparumStructure-Activity RelationshipThioredoxin-Disulfide ReductaseAntimalarialsThioredoxin-Disulfide Reductaseanimal modelsmalariaPlasmodium falciparumthioredoxin reductase

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PMID26111176
PMCPMC6272602
OpenAlexW1534562545

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