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ArticlemBio2026

Pyrophosphate homeostasis in multiple subcellular compartments is essential in

Ikechukwu Nwankwo, Hangjun Ke

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Article in mBio, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Ikechukwu NwankwoCenter for Molecular Parasitology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Hangjun KeCenter for Molecular Parasitology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2006-3987

Funding

Proton pumping and energy metabolism of the ring stage malaria parasitesR01AI184855 · NIAID · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI Hangjun Ke · 2024 to 2026
$1.7M
PfVP1, a battery of the malaria parasite, is critical for ring stage developmentR21AI156735 · NIAID · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI KE, HANGJUN · 2021 to 2022
$414k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI184855NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI156735
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Abstract

Pyrophosphate is a byproduct of numerous cellular reactions that use ATP or other nucleoside triphosphates to synthesize DNA, RNA, protein, and various molecules. Its degradation into monophosphate is thus crucial for the survival and proliferation of all life forms. The human malaria parasite IMPORTANCE: Malaria kills over 600,000 people annually. Understanding parasite biology is critical for identifying prospective drug targets. Malaria parasites maintain pyrophosphate (PPi) homeostasis in at least three subcellular compartments-the cytoplasm, mitochondrion, and apicoplast, where PPi is generated through various reactions. While cytoplasmic PPi is known to be degraded by soluble pyrophosphatase, it remains unclear how PPi is metabolized in the organelles of malaria parasites. Here, we discovered that

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DiphosphatesHomeostasisPlasmodium falciparumPyrophosphatasesHumansProtozoan ProteinsDiphosphatesdiphosphoric acidProtozoan ProteinsPyrophosphatasesapicoplastcytoplasmmalariamitochondrionPlasmodium falciparumpyrophosphatesoluble pyrophosphatase

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PMID42017676
PMCPMC13170353

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