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Modeling the interaction between aldolase and the thrombospondin-related anonymous protein, a key connection of the malaria parasite invasion machinery.
Proteins - 15 Feb 2007
Buscaglia Carlos A, Hol Wim G J, Nussenzweig Victor, Cardozo Timothy
Abstract excerpt
A complex molecular motor empowers substrate-dependent motility and host cell invasion in malaria parasites. The interaction between aldolase and the transmembrane adhesin thrombospondin-related anonymous protein (TRAP) transduces the motor force across the parasite surface. Here, we analyzed thi...
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