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ArticlemSphere2020

Lathosterol Oxidase (Sterol C-5 Desaturase) Deletion Confers Resistance to Amphotericin B and Sensitivity to Acidic Stress in Leishmania major.

Yu Ning, Cheryl Frankfater, Fong-Fu Hsu, Rodrigo P Soares, Camila A Cardoso, Paula M Nogueira, Noelia Marina Lander, Roberto Docampo, Kai Zhang

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Article in mSphere, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Molecular Characterization of Sterol C4-Methyl Oxidase inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  7. In vitro leishmanicidal activity of two cholesterol derivatives.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2022
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  8. Unravelling the myth surrounding sterol biosynthesis as plausible target for drug design against leishmaniasis.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yu NingDepartment of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
Cheryl FrankfaterMass Spectrometry Resource, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Fong-Fu HsuMass Spectrometry Resource, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Rodrigo P SoaresFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto René Rachou, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Camila A CardosoFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto René Rachou, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Paula M NogueiraFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto René Rachou, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Noelia Marina LanderCenter for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Roberto DocampoCenter for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4229-8784
Kai ZhangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA kai.zhang@ttu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6616-1806
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRTexas Tech University · USUniversity of Georgia · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Washington University Nutrition Obesity Research CenterP30DK056341 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Dominic N Reeds · 1999 to 2026
$30.2M
WU P&FP30DK020579 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Clay F. Semenkovich · 2013 to 2026
$27.1M
TrainingP41GM103422 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI YARASHESKI, KEVIN E · 2012 to 2019
$12.0M
Exploring an Essential and Dangerous Pathway in Leishmania ParasitesR01AI099380 · NIAID · TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, KAI · 2013 to 2017
$1.8M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI099380NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020579NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056341NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM103422
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lathosterol oxidase (LSO) catalyzes the formation of the C-5-C-6 double bond in the synthesis of various types of sterols in mammals, fungi, plants, and protozoa. In

Indexed as

Stress, PhysiologicalAcidsAmphotericin BAnimalsAntiprotozoal AgentsDrug ResistanceGene DeletionLeishmania majorMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMutationOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsSterolsVirulenceAcidsAmphotericin BAntiprotozoal Agentslathosterol delta-5-dehydrogenaseOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsSterolsamphotericindrug resistance mechanismsLeishmanialipid synthesissterolsstress response

Identifiers

PMID32611698
PMCPMC7333571
OpenAlexW3039562665

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