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dc.contributor.authorLucantoni, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorFidock, David A
dc.contributor.authorAvery, Vicky M
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T01:01:05Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T01:01:05Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn0066-4804
dc.identifier.doi10.1128/AAC.01949-15
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/142115
dc.description.abstractThe discovery of new antimalarial drugs able to target both the asexual and gametocyte stages of Plasmodium falciparum is critical to the success of the malaria eradication campaign. We have developed and validated a robust, rapid, and cost-effective high-throughput reporter gene assay to identify compounds active against late-stage (stage IV and V) gametocytes. The assay, which is suitable for testing compound activity at incubation times up to 72 h, demonstrates excellent quality and reproducibility, with average Z′ values of 0.85 ± 0.01. We used the assay to screen more than 10,000 compounds from three chemically diverse libraries. The screening outcomes highlighted the opportunity to use collections of compounds with known activity against the asexual stages of the parasites as a starting point for gametocytocidal activity detection in order to maximize the chances of identifying gametocytocidal compounds. This assay extends the capabilities of our previously reported luciferase assay, which tested compounds against early-stage gametocytes, and opens possibilities to profile the activities of gametocytocidal compounds over the entire course of gametocytogenesis.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Society for Microbiology
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom2097
dc.relation.ispartofpageto2107
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
dc.relation.ispartofvolume60
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMicrobiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical microbiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical microbiology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3107
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3207
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320799
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3214
dc.titleLuciferase-Based, High-Throughput Assay for Screening and Profiling Transmission-Blocking Compounds against Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytes
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery
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gro.griffith.authorAvery, Vicky M.


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