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. 2020 Dec 13;15:43–56. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2020.11.006

Table 1.

Summary of current molecular markers associated with antimalarial drug resistance.

Genes (accession numbers) Chromosome location Common codon mutations linked to drug resistance in the various genes Antimalarial drugs/Drug class
Pfcrt (PF3D7_0709000)§ 7 Mutations (76T) Chloroquine and Amodiaquine
Pfmdr1 (PF3D7_0523000)# 5 Mutations (86Y, 124F, 1042D, 1246Y) Chloroquine, Amodiaquine, Lumefantrine, Mefloquine
Mutations (184F) Mefloquine, artesunate
Increased copy number Mefloquine
Pfdhfr (PF3D7_0417200)α 4 Mutations (51I, 59R, S108N, 164L) Pyrimethamine, Cycloguanil
Pfdhps (PF3D7_0810800)¥ 8 Mutations (436A, 437G, 540E, 581G, 613S/T) Sulfonamide, Sulfadoxine, Sulfone, Dapsone
Pfmrp1 (PF3D7_0112200)∗ 1 Mutations (191H, 437S) Chloroquine, quinine
Pfcytb (mal_mito_3)∗∗ Mitochondrial genome Mutations (268N/S/C) Atovaquone
Pfnhe-1 (PF3D7_1303500)& 13 Repeat polymorphism (DNNND repeat motif in microsatellite ms470 region) Quinine
PfATPase4 (PF3D7_1211900) 12 Mutations (398F, 990R, 211T, 415D, 917L) Spiroindolones, Pyrazoles, Dihydroisoquinolones
PfATPase6 (PF3D7_0106300)¶¶ 1 Mutations (263E, 431K, 623E, 769N) Artemisinin and its derivatives
Pfpm 2 (PF3D7_1408000)‡ 14 Increased copy number Piperaquine
Pfk13 (PF3D7_1343700)‡‡ 13 Mutations (446I, 458Y, 476I, 493H, 539T, 543T, 553L, 561H, 580Y) ART and its derivatives

ART: Artemisinin; Pf: Plasmodium falciparum; Pfatpase6: Pf Ca2+-ATPase; Pfcrt: Pf chloroquine resistance transporter; Pfdhfr: Pf dihydrofolate reductase; Pfcytb: Pf cytochrome B; Pfdhps: Pf dihydropteroate synthase; Pfk13: Pf Kelch gene; Pfmdr1: Pf multidrug resistance protein 1 (the protein is called Pgh1, P-glycoprotein homolog 1); Pfmrp1: Pf multidrug resistance protein 1; Pfnhe-1: Pf sodium–hydrogen exchanger; Pfpm: Pf Plasmepsin.

Mutations proposed for PfATPase6 gene 6 are still not validated for drug resistance while the link between increased number in Pfpm2 gene and resistance to piperaquine is still controversial.