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Identification Of Plasmodium Falciparum Protein Kinase Substrates And Interacting Proteins, Jessica Yap
Identification Of Plasmodium Falciparum Protein Kinase Substrates And Interacting Proteins, Jessica Yap
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Characterization of PfPKA and PfPK5 substrates, as well as the proteins they interact with, will help us to develop innovative therapies targeting binding sites.; Malaria is a devastating disease that results in almost one million deaths annually. Most of the victims are children under the age of five in Sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria parasite strains throughout developing countries are continually building resistance to available drugs. Current therapies such as mefloquine, chloroquine, as well as artemisinin are becoming less effective, and this underscores the urgency for therapeutics directed against novel drug targets. In order to identify new drug targets, the molecular biology …