Host porphobilinogen deaminase deficiency confers malaria resistance in Plasmodium chabaudi but not in Plasmodium falciparum or Plasmodium berghei during intraerythrocytic growth
C. B. Schnider, H. Yang, L. Starrs, A. Ehmann, F. Rahimi, E. Di Pierro, G. Graziadei, K. Matthews, T. de Koning-Ward, D. C. Bauer, S. Foote, G. Burgio, B. McMorran
This study identifies a host mutation in porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD) that confers resistance to Plasmodium chabaudi but not other Plasmodium species during blood-stage infection.
bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2020Microbiology