A versatile Plasmodium falciparum reporter line expressing NanoLuc enables highly sensitive multi-stage drug assays - Sorbonne Université
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A versatile Plasmodium falciparum reporter line expressing NanoLuc enables highly sensitive multi-stage drug assays

Yukiko Miyazaki
Martijn W Vos
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Fiona J A Geurten
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Pierre Bigeard
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Hans Kroeze
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Shohei Yoshioka
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Mitsuhiro Arisawa
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Daniel Ken Inaoka
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Koen J Dechering
Blandine Franke-Fayard
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Shinya Miyazaki

Abstract

Abstract Transgenic luciferase-expressing Plasmodium falciparum parasites have been widely used for the evaluation of anti-malarial compounds. Here, to screen for anti-malarial drugs effective against multiple stages of the parasite, we generate a P. falciparum reporter parasite that constitutively expresses NanoLuciferase (NanoLuc) throughout its whole life cycle. The NanoLuc-expressing P. falciparum reporter parasite shows a quantitative NanoLuc signal in the asexual blood, gametocyte, mosquito, and liver stages. We also establish assay systems to evaluate the anti-malarial activity of compounds at the asexual blood, gametocyte, and liver stages, and then determine the 50% inhibitory concentration (IC 50 ) value of several anti-malarial compounds. Through the development of this robust high-throughput screening system, we identify an anti-malarial compound that kills the asexual blood stage parasites. Our study highlights the utility of the NanoLuc reporter line, which may advance anti-malarial drug development through the improved screening of compounds targeting the human malarial parasite at multiple stages.
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hal-04251982 , version 1 (20-10-2023)

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Yukiko Miyazaki, Martijn W Vos, Fiona J A Geurten, Pierre Bigeard, Hans Kroeze, et al.. A versatile Plasmodium falciparum reporter line expressing NanoLuc enables highly sensitive multi-stage drug assays. Communications Biology, 2023, 6 (1), pp.713. ⟨10.1038/s42003-023-05078-5⟩. ⟨hal-04251982⟩
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