Investigación de un sitio de unión de ligando críptico en Plasmodium falciparum Hsp90

Christopher R Mansfield1, Elizabeth L Taggart2, Michael E Chirgwin2

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Duke Medical School, Durham, NC, USA.

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Resumen

Los investigadores exploraron el extremo C de la proteína de choque térmico 90 de Plasmodium falciparum (PfHsp90) como un nuevo objetivo de fármaco antipalúdico. Este estudio revela un sitio de unión potencial para el ATP, que ofrece nuevas vías para el desarrollo de fármacos contra la malaria.

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