Functional studies on the chloroquine resistance transporter (PfCRT) and the HECT E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase (PfUT) in Plasmodium falciparum

Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) affect fundamental cellular functions of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, including regulation of protein stability, metabolism, proliferation, apoptosis and signal transduction. This study investigates the importance of phosphorylation and ubi...

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Main Author: Jankowska-Döllken, Monika (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph Thesis
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg Ruperto Carola University Heidelberg 2019
DOI:10.11588/heidok.00026947
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Online Access:Resolving-System, Volltext: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-269473
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Author Notes:presented by M. Sc. Monika Jankowska-Döllken ; referees: Prof. Dr. Michael Lanzer, Prof. Dr. Christine Clayton

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