Development and application of a high-throughput screening assay for identification of small molecule inhibitors of the P. falciparum reticulocyte binding-like homologue 5 protein

The P. falciparum parasite, responsible for the disease in humans known as malaria, must invade erythrocytes to provide an environment for self-replication and survival. For invasion to occur, the parasite must engage several ligands on the host erythrocyte surface to enable adhesion, tight junction...

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Main Authors: Brad E. Sleebs, Kate E. Jarman, Sonja Frolich, Wilson Wong, Julie Healer, Weiwen Dai, Isabelle S. Lucet, Danny W. Wilson, Alan F. Cowman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320720300397