Disruption of Apicoplast Biogenesis by Chemical Stabilization of an Imported Protein Evades the Delayed-Death Phenotype in Malaria Parasites

Malaria is a major cause of global childhood mortality. To sustain progress in disease control made in the last decade, new antimalarial therapies are needed to combat emerging drug resistance. Malaria parasites contain a relict chloroplast called the apicoplast, which harbors new targets for drug d...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Boucher, Ellen Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-01-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00710-18