Common PIEZO1 Allele in African Populations Causes RBC Dehydration and Attenuates Plasmodium Infection
Ma S, Cahalan S, LaMonte G, Grubaugh ND, Zeng W, Murthy SE, Paytas E, Gamini R, Lukacs V, Whitwam T, Loud M, Lohia R, Berry L, Khan SM, Janse CJ, Bandell M, Schmedt C, Wengelnik K, Su AI, Honore E, Winzeler EA, Andersen KG, Patapoutian A. Common PIEZO1 Allele in African Populations Causes RBC Dehydration and Attenuates Plasmodium Infection. Cell 2018, 173: 443-455.e12. PMID: 29576450, PMCID: PMC5889333, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalAnimalsBlack PeopleDehydrationDisease Models, AnimalErythrocytesGene DeletionGenotypeHumansHydrops FetalisIntermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsIon ChannelsMalariaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhenotypePlasmodium bergheiT-LymphocytesConceptsPlasmodium infectionRBC dehydrationRed blood cell dehydrationExperimental cerebral malariaRare genetic conditionHereditary xerocytosisCerebral malariaMouse modelMild hemolysisAfrican populationsInfectionMalaria resistanceGenetic conditionsFunction mutationsMalariaIon channelsRBCsPiezo1Most casesE756delAllelesCell dehydrationHigh frequencyPopulationXerocytosis