PfCRT is a chloroquine resistance transporter from malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which is sensitive to acidic pH. Here, the authors show that residue E207 is critical for pH sensing by PfCRT, using alanine-scanning mutagenesis, MD simulations and drug uptake assays.
- Fiona Berger
- Guillermo M. Gomez
- Michael Lanzer
