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Specific role of mitochondrial electron transport in blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum

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  • Heather J. Painter

    (Center for Molecular Parasitology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129, USA)

  • Joanne M. Morrisey

    (Center for Molecular Parasitology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129, USA)

  • Michael W. Mather

    (Center for Molecular Parasitology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129, USA)

  • Akhil B. Vaidya

    (Center for Molecular Parasitology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129, USA)

Abstract

One trick pony The mitochondrial electron transport chain of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum serves only one function, it seems. Its sole remaining purpose is to make ubiquinone, required as an electron acceptor for a pyrimidine biosynthesis enzyme. Many single-cell eukaryotes have lost their mitochondrial genomes during evolution, and P. falciparum seems to be close to that state. The parasite's electron transport system is of particular interest as a target for antimalarials such as proguanil

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  • Heather J. Painter & Joanne M. Morrisey & Michael W. Mather & Akhil B. Vaidya, 2007. "Specific role of mitochondrial electron transport in blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum," Nature, Nature, vol. 446(7131), pages 88-91, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:446:y:2007:i:7131:d:10.1038_nature05572
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05572
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