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ArticleACS infectious diseases2016

Monoclonal Antibodies That Recognize the Alkylation Signature of Antimalarial Ozonides OZ277 (Arterolane) and OZ439 (Artefenomel).

Joëlle Jourdan, Hugues Matile, Ellen Reift, Oliver Biehlmaier, Yuxiang Dong, Xiaofang Wang, Pascal Mäser, Jonathan L Vennerstrom, Sergio Wittlin

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Article in ACS infectious diseases, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Joëlle JourdanSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland.
Hugues MatileF. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland.
Ellen ReiftSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland.
Oliver BiehlmaierImaging Core Facility, Biozentrum, University of Basel , CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland.
Yuxiang DongCollege of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center , 986025 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States.
Xiaofang WangCollege of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center , 986025 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States.
Pascal MäserSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland.
Jonathan L VennerstromCollege of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center , 986025 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States.
Sergio WittlinSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland.
University of Basel · CHSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute · CHUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · USNebraska Medical Center · USRoche (Switzerland) · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The singular structure of artemisinin, with its embedded 1,2,4-trioxane heterocycle, has inspired the discovery of numerous semisynthetic artemisinin and structurally diverse synthetic peroxide antimalarials, including ozonides OZ277 (arterolane) and OZ439 (artefenomel). Despite the critical importance of artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs), the precise mode of action of peroxidic antimalarials is not fully understood. However, it has long been proposed that the peroxide bond in artemisinin and other antimalarial peroxides undergoes reductive activation by ferrous heme released during hemoglobin digestion to produce carbon-centered radicals that alkylate heme and parasite proteins. To probe the mode of action of OZ277 and OZ439, this paper now describes initial studies with monoclonal antibodies that recognize the alkylation signature (sum of heme and protein alkylation) of these synthetic peroxides. Immunofluorescence experiments conducted with ozonide-treated parasite cultures showed that ozonide alkylation is restricted to the parasite, as no signal was found in the erythrocyte or its membrane. In Western blot experiments with ozonide-treated

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alkylationartemisininimmunofluorescencemonoclonal antibodyozonidePlasmodium falciparum

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PMID26819968
PMCPMC4718528
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