학술논문
The apicoplast link to fever-survival and artemisinin-resistance in the malaria parasite
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Repeating fever is a hallmark of malaria. Here, a large-scale forward genetic screen in malaria-causing Plasmodium falciparum identifies genes associated with parasite tolerance to host fever, including apicoplast targeted isoprenoid biosynthesis—sharing features with artemisinin resistance.