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The IC<jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub> and IC<jats:sub>90<\/jats:sub> results show that lumefantrine and piperaquine have greater activity on the PfSR25- parasite strain when compared to 3D7. For MMV compounds, we found no differences between the strains except for the compound MMV665831, which we used to investigate the store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) mechanism. The results suggest that PfSR25 may be involved in the mechanism of action of the antimalarials lumefantrine and piperaquine. Our data clearly show that MMV665831 does not affect calcium entry in parasites after we depleted their internal calcium pools with thapsigargin. 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