Publications by authors named "Soraya M Zwahlen"

The superior productivity of C plants is achieved via a metabolic C cycle which acts as a CO pump across mesophyll and bundle sheath (BS) cells and requires an additional input of energy in the form of ATP. The importance of chloroplast NADH dehydrogenase-like complex (NDH) operating cyclic electron flow (CEF) around Photosystem I (PSI) for C photosynthesis has been shown in reverse genetics studies but the contribution of CEF and NDH to cell-level electron fluxes remained unknown. We have created gene-edited Setaria viridis with null ndhO alleles lacking functional NDH and developed methods for quantification of electron flow through NDH in BS and mesophyll cells.

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Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) is a protein complex that functions in the tricarboxylic acid cycle and the electron transport chain of mitochondria. In most eukaryotes, SDH is highly conserved and comprises the following four subunits: SdhA and SdhB form the catalytic core of the complex, while SdhC and SdhD anchor the complex in the membrane. is an apicomplexan parasite that infects one-third of humans worldwide.

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  • Apicomplexans are parasites like those causing malaria and toxoplasmosis, facing challenges with drug resistance and toxicity in current treatments.
  • A new screening method using a Seahorse XFe96 flux analyzer identified six potential inhibitors targeting the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) in T. gondii and Plasmodium falciparum.
  • Two notable compounds, MMV024937 and MMV688853, could effectively combat drug-resistant parasites as they target the same ETC complex and have unique mechanisms of action.
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The mitochondrion is critical for the survival of apicomplexan parasites. Several major anti-parasitic drugs, such as atovaquone and endochin-like quinolones, act through inhibition of the mitochondrial electron transport chain at the coenzyme Q:cytochrome c oxidoreductase complex (Complex III). Despite being an important drug target, the protein composition of Complex III of apicomplexan parasites has not been elucidated.

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