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The antimalarial activity of the pantothenamide alpha-PanAm is via inhibition of pantothenate phosphorylation

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2017-10-27T00:00:00Z
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Chiu, Joy E.
Thekkiniath, Jose
Choi, Jae-Yeon
Perrin, Benjamin A.
Lawres, Lauren
Plummer, Mark
Virji, Azan Z.
Abraham, Amanah
Toh, Justin Y.
Van Zandt, Michael
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The biosynthesis of the major acyl carrier Coenzyme A from pantothenic acid (PA) is critical for survival of Plasmodium falciparum within human erythrocytes. Accordingly, a PA analog alpha-PanAm showed potent activity against blood stage parasites in vitro; however, its efficacy in vivo and its mode of action remain unknown. We developed a new synthesis route for alpha-PanAm and showed that the compound is highly effective against blood stages of drug-sensitive and -resistant P. falciparum strains, inhibits development of P. berghei in hepatocytes, and at doses up to 100 mg/kg also inhibits blood stage development of P. chabaudi in mice. We used yeast and its pantothenate kinase Cab1 as models to characterize mode of action of alpha-PanAm and found that alpha-PanAm inhibits yeast growth in a PA-dependent manner, and its potency increases dramatically in a yeast mutant with defective pantothenate kinase activity. Biochemical analyses using C-14-PA as a substrate demonstrated that alpha-PanAm is a competitive inhibitor of Cab1. Interestingly, biochemical and mass spectrometry analyses also showed that the compound is phosphorylated by Cab1. Together, these data suggest that alpha-PanAm exerts its antimicrobial activity by direct competition with the natural substrate PA for phosphorylation by the pantothenate kinase.
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Chiu J. E. , Thekkiniath J., Choi J., Perrin B. A. , Lawres L., Plummer M., Virji A. Z. , Abraham A., Toh J. Y. , Van Zandt M., et al., -The antimalarial activity of the pantothenamide alpha-PanAm is via inhibition of pantothenate phosphorylation-, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, cilt.7, 2017
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