Plasmodial heat shock proteins: targets for chemotherapy
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Plasmodial heat shock proteins: targets for chemotherapy.
Heat shock proteins act as molecular chaperones, facilitating protein folding in cells of living organisms. Their role is particularly important in parasites because environmental changes associated with their life cycles place a strain on protein homoeostasis. Not surprisingly, some heat shock proteins are essential for the survival of the most virulent malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum....
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عنوان ژورنال: FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0928-8244,1574-695X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2009.00639.x