Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme
Hemozoin crystals in the food vacuole of the malaria parasite. Color was added using imaging software. Credit: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme
May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing new malaria drugs. 
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