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Mutations in Plasmodium falciparum Cytochrome b That Are Associated with Atovaquone Resistance Are Located at a Putative Drug-Binding Site
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Atovaquone is the major active component of the new antimalarial drug Malarone. Considerable evidence suggests that malaria parasites become resistant to atovaquone quickly if atovaquone is used as a sole agent. The mechanism by which the parasite develops resistance to atovaquone is not yet fully understood. Atovaquone has been shown to inhibit the cytochrome bc 1 (CYT bc 1 ) complex of the electron transport chain of malaria parasites. Here we report point mutations in Plasmodium falciparum CYT b that are associated with atovaquone resistance. Single or double amino acid mutations were detected from parasites that originated from a cloned line and survived various concentrations of atovaquone in vitro. A single amino acid mutation was detected in parasites isolated from a recrudescent patient following atovaquone treatment. These mutations are associated with a 25- to 9,354-fold range reduction in parasite susceptibility to atovaquone. Molecular modeling showed that amino acid mutations associated with atovaquone resistance are clustered around a putative atovaquone-binding site. Mutations in these positions are consistent with a reduced binding affinity of atovaquone for malaria parasite CYT b .
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- Korsinczky, M., Chen, N., Kotecka, B., Saul, A., Rieckmann, K., & Cheng, Q.
- Venue
- Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Published
- 2000-08
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 2100-2108
- ISSN
- 0066-4804 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-6596
- OpenAlex
- W2145537179
- Cited by
- 371
- References
- 25
- FWCI
- 15.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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