Target identification of an antimalarial oxaborole identifies AN13762 as an alternative chemotype for targeting CPSF3 in apicomplexan parasites.
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ABSTRACT: Purpose: To shed light on the parasiticidal mechanisms of AN13762, we have adapted an original workflow which combines a forward genetic approach based on transcriptome sequencing, computational mutation discovery and CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in Toxoplasma gondii. Drug-resistant parasites were generated by chemical random mutagenesis. Multiple independent resistant lines were isolated. Single nucleotide variations (SNVs) were identified based on NGS transcriptomic analysis. By focusing on mutations present in coding sequences, we identified a single gene, TgCPSF3, that harbored SNVs leading to amino acid substitutions in each of the 7 drug-resistant lines that were not present in the parental strain. Finally, using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing we confirmed that the mutations identified confer resistance against AN13762.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens Toxoplasma gondii
PROVIDER: GSE156685 | GEO | 2020/11/30
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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