Antimalarial efficacy of MMV390048, an inhibitor of Plasmodium phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase

Tanya Paquet, Claire Le Manach, Diego González Cabrera, Yassir Younis, Philipp P. Henrich, Tara S. Abraham, Marcus C.S. Lee, Rajshekhar Basak, Sonja Ghidelli-Disse, María José Lafuente-Monasterio, Marcus Bantscheff, Andrea Ruecker, Andrew M. Blagborough, Sara E. Zakutansky, Anne Marie Zeeman, Karen L. White, David M. Shackleford, Janne Mannila, Julia Morizzi, Christian ScheurerIñigo Angulo-Barturen, María Santosmartínez, Santiago Ferrer, Laura María Sanz, Francisco Javier Gamo, Janette Reader, Mariette Botha, Koen J. Dechering, Robert W. Sauerwein, Anchalee Tungtaeng, Pattaraporn Vanachayangkul, Chek Shik Lim, Jeremy Burrows, Michael J. Witty, Kennan C. Marsh, Christophe Bodenreider, Rosemary Rochford, Suresh M. Solapure, María Belén Jiménez-Díaz, Sergio Wittlin, Susan A. Charman, Cristina Donini, Brice Campo, Lyn Marie Birkholtz, Kirsten Khanson, Gerard Drewes, Clemensh M. Kocken, Michael J. Delves, Didier Leroy, David A. Fidock, David Waterson, Leslie J. Street, Kelly Chibale (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

As part of the global effort toward malaria eradication, phenotypic whole-cell screening revealed the 2-Aminopyridine class of small molecules as a good starting point to develop new antimalarial drugs. Stemming from this series, we found that the derivative, MMV390048, lacked cross-resistance with current drugs used to treat malaria. This compound was efficacious against all Plasmodium life cycle stages, apart from late hypnozoites in the liver. Efficacy was shown in the humanized Plasmodium falciparum mouse model, and modest reductions in mouse-To-mouse transmission were achieved in the Plasmodium berghei mouse model. Experiments in monkeys revealed the ability of MMV390048 to be used for full chemoprotection. Although MMV390048 was not able to eliminate liver hypnozoites, it delayed relapse in a Plasmodiumcynomolgimonkeymodel.Both genomic andchemoproteomic studies identified a kinase of the Plasmodium parasite, phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase, as the molecular target of MMV390048. The ability of MMV390048 to block all life cycle stages of themalaria parasite suggests that this compound should be further developed and may contribute to malaria control and eradication as part of a single-dose combination treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbereaad973
Number of pages14
JournalScience Translational Medicine
Volume9
Issue number387
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Apr 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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