Autocatalytic activation of a malarial egress protease is druggable and requires a protein cofactor
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos
ORGANISM(S): Plasmodium Falciparum (isolate 3d7)
DISEASE(S): Malaria
SUBMITTER: 
Steven Howell
LAB HEAD: Mike Blackman
PROVIDER: PXD024084 | Pride | 2021-03-16
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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