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ArticleNature communications2025

Endogenous structure of antimalarial target PfATP4 reveals an apicomplexan-specific P-type ATPase modulator.

Meseret T Haile, Anurag Shukla, James Zhen, Michael W Mather, Suyash Bhatnagar, Joanne M Morrisey, Zhening Zhang, Akhil B Vaidya, Chi-Min Ho

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9 authors.

Meseret T Haile *Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5512-5260
Anurag Shukla *Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
James ZhenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5163-835X
Michael W MatherDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1062-0137
Suyash BhatnagarDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Joanne M MorriseyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Zhening ZhangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Akhil B VaidyaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. av27@drexel.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1063-5571
Chi-Min HoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. chi-min.ho@columbia.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2132-7320

Funding

Molecular Pathways Affected by Drugs that Disrupt Na+ Homeostasis in Malaria ParasitesR01AI132508 · NIAID · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI AKHIL B VAIDYA · 2017 to 2026
$5.7M
Advancing Fast-acting Antimalarials that Disrupt Na+ Homeostasis in ParasitesR01AI154499 · NIAID · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI KORTAGERE, SANDHYA, VAIDYA, AKHIL B · 2020 to 2024
$3.7M
Molecular basis of effector protein export in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparumDP5OD029613 · OD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI HO, CHI-MIN · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI132508NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI154499NIH HHS DP5 OD029613U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) DP5OD029613U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01AI132508U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01AI154499
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Plasmodium falciparum sodium efflux pump PfATP4 is a leading antimalarial target, but suffers from a lack of high-resolution structural information needed to identify functionally important features in conserved regions and guide rational design of next generation inhibitors. Here, we determine a 3.7 Å cryoEM structure of PfATP4 purified from CRISPR-engineered P. falciparum parasites, revealing a previously unknown, apicomplexan-specific binding partner, PfABP, which forms a conserved, likely modulatory interaction with PfATP4. The discovery of PfABP presents an unexplored avenue for designing PfATP4 inhibitors.

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Adenosine TriphosphatasesAntimalarialsPlasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansModels, MolecularProtein BindingAdenosine TriphosphatasesAntimalarialsProtozoan Proteins

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PMCPMC12537908

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