A high throughput screen for next-generation leads targeting malaria parasite transmission

Autor: Michael J. Delves, Celia Miguel-Blanco, Holly Matthews, Irene Molina, Andrea Ruecker, Sabrina Yahiya, Ursula Straschil, Matthew Abraham, María Luisa León, Oliver J. Fischer, Ainoa Rueda-Zubiaurre, Jochen R. Brandt, Álvaro Cortés, Anna Barnard, Matthew J. Fuchter, Félix Calderón, Elizabeth A. Winzeler, Robert E. Sinden, Esperanza Herreros, Francisco J. Gamo, Jake Baum
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05777-2
Popis: Sexual forms of malaria parasites are responsible for transmission to the mosquito. Anti-malarial drug resistance remains a serious problem and requires advent of new drug therapies. Here, the authors present a high-throughput screen of potential antimalarial compounds, identifying seventeen drug-like molecules specifically targeting transmission.
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