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Host-Derived Geranylgeraniol Shields Intraerythrocytic Stages of Malaria Parasites from Fosmidomycin.

Ignasi Verdaguer, Cathy Chen, Maurício Mazzine Filho, Matheus Santos, Gabriela Castro, Lydia Yamaguchi, Sandra de Oliveira, Manoel Peres, Agustín Hernández, Thales Kronenberger and 9 more

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Ignasi VerdaguerUniversity of São Paulo.
Cathy ChenChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Maurício Mazzine FilhoUniversity of São Paulo.
Matheus SantosUniversity of São Paulo.
Gabriela CastroUniversity of São Paulo.
Lydia YamaguchiUniversidade de São Paulo.
Sandra de OliveiraInstitute for Technological Research of São Paulo State.
Manoel PeresUniversity of São Paulo.
Agustín HernándezBetternostics S.L.
Thales KronenbergerUniversity Hospital of Tübingen.ORCID 0000-0001-6933-7590
Daniel BargieriUniversity of Sao Paulo.
Claudia AngeliUniversity of São Paulo.
Dana HodgeChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Giuseppe PalmisanoUniversity of Sao Paulo.ORCID 0000-0003-1336-6151
Luis IzquierdoISGlobal.ORCID 0000-0002-3704-9874
Luciana AzevedoFederal University of Alfenas.
Audrey Odom JohnChildren's Hospital of Pennsylvania.
Alejandro KatzinUniversity of Sao Paulo/ Institue of Biomedical Sciences.
Marcell CrispimFederal University of Alfenas.ORCID 0000-0002-2856-5471

Funding

MEP pathway resistance in Plasmodium falciparumR01AI103280 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Audrey Ragan Odom John · 2013 to 2026
$5.5M
Structure-based microbially targeted prodrugsR01AI171514 · NIAID · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI DOWD, CYNTHIA SCHIECK, JEZ, JOSEPH MARTIN · 2022 to 2025
$4.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI103280NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI171514
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fosmidomycin was proposed as an antimalarial drug but failed in clinical trials due to recrudescence, a phenomenon whose causes remain poorly understood. The mechanism of action of fosmidomycin is the inhibition of the methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway, essential for producing isoprenoids in

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farnesolfarnesol/geranylgeraniol kinasefosmidomycingeraniolgeranylgeraniolisoprenoid biosynthesisknockoutmalariaPlasmodium bergheiPlasmodium falciparumPrenolsprotein prenylation

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PMID40502756
PMCPMC12155200

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