Disruption of the Plasmodium falciparum PfPMT Gene Results in a Complete Loss of Phosphatidylcholine Biosynthesis via the Serine-Decarboxylase-Phosphoethanolamine-Methyltransferase Pathway and Severe Growth and Survival Defects*
Witola WH, El Bissati K, Pessi G, Xie C, Roepe PD, Mamoun CB. Disruption of the Plasmodium falciparum PfPMT Gene Results in a Complete Loss of Phosphatidylcholine Biosynthesis via the Serine-Decarboxylase-Phosphoethanolamine-Methyltransferase Pathway and Severe Growth and Survival Defects*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 27636-27643. PMID: 18694927, PMCID: PMC2562060, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m804360200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSDPM pathwayBiosynthesis of phosphatidylcholinePhosphatidylcholine biosynthesisParasite growthMajor membrane phospholipidsHuman malaria parasiteHost serineSerine decarboxylaseGenetic evidenceMethyltransferase enzymeSurvival defectGene resultsYeast cellsMethylation of phosphatidylethanolamineBiosynthesisSynthesis of phosphatidylcholineBiochemical studiesMembrane phospholipidsMalaria parasitesPlasmodium parasitesSevere growthPathwaySignificant defectsParasitesComplete loss
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