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A molecular marker of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria
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关键词: KELCH-REPEAT SUPERFAMILY;    IN-VITRO;    PARASITE CLEARANCE;    CHLOROQUINE RESISTANCE;    ANTIMALARIAL-DRUGS;    POINT MUTATIONS;    SUSCEPTIBILITY;    DISRUPTION;    MEFLOQUINE;    ARTESUNATE;   
DOI  :  10.1038/nature12876
来源: SCIE
【 摘 要 】

Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin derivatives in southeast Asia threatens malaria control and elimination activities worldwide. To monitor the spread of artemisinin resistance, a molecular marker is urgently needed. Here, using whole-genome sequencing of an artemisinin-resistant parasite line from Africa and clinical parasite isolates from Cambodia, we associate mutations in the PF3D7_1343700 kelch propeller domain ('K13-propeller') with artemisinin resistance in vitro and in vivo. Mutant K13-propeller alleles cluster in Cambodian provinces where resistance is prevalent, and the increasing frequency of a dominant mutant K13-propeller allele correlates with the recent spread of resistance in western Cambodia. Strong correlations between the presence of a mutant allele, in vitro parasite survival rates and in vivo parasite clearance rates indicate that K13-propeller mutations are important determinants of artemisinin resistance. K13-propeller polymorphism constitutes a useful molecular marker for large-scale surveillance efforts to contain artemisinin resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion and prevent its global spread.

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