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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2021

Combined Transcriptome and Proteome Profiling for Role of pfEMP1 in Antimalarial Mechanism of Action of Dihydroartemisinin.

Lina Chen, Zhongyuan Zheng, Hui Liu, Xi Wang, Shuiqing Qu, Yuanmin Yang, Shuoqiu Deng, Yu Zhang, Liu Tuo, Yongdan Zhao and 1 more

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Epidemiology, Detection and Treatment of Malaria.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lina Chen *Artemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Zhongyuan Zheng *Artemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Hui LiuArtemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xi WangArtemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Shuiqing QuArtemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yuanmin YangArtemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Shuoqiu DengArtemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yu ZhangArtemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Liu TuoArtemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yongdan ZhaoSchool of Pharmacy, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Yujie LiArtemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9575-5956
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNShanxi Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malaria parasites induce morphological and biochemical changes in the membranes of parasite-infected red blood cells (iRBCs) for propagation. Artemisinin combination therapies are the first-line antiplasmodials in countries of endemicity. However, the mechanism of action of artemisinin is unclear, and drug resistance decreases long-term efficacy. To understand whether artemisinin targets or interacts with iRBC membrane proteins, this study investigated the molecular changes caused by dihydroartemisinin (DHA), an artemisinin derivative, in Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 using a combined transcriptomic and membrane proteomic profiling approach. Optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy showed that DHA can cause morphological variation in the iRBC membrane. We identified 125 differentially expressed membrane proteins, and functional analysis indicated structural molecule activity and protein export as key biological functions of the two omics studies. DHA treatment decreased the expression of

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AntimalarialsArtemisininsCell MembraneErythrocytesErythropoietinGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningPeptides, CyclicPlasmodium falciparumProteomicsProtozoan ProteinsTranscriptomeAntimalarialsArtemisininsartenimolEPO mimetic peptide 1erythrocyte membrane protein 1, Plasmodium falciparumErythropoietinMembrane ProteinsPeptides, CyclicProtozoan Proteinsdihydroartemisininmembrane proteomepfEMP1transcriptome

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PMID34908430
PMCPMC8672878
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