Heterotrimeric G-protein signaling is critical to pathogenic processes in Entamoeba histolytica.

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Published in PLoS Pathog on November 15, 2012

Authors

Dustin E Bosch1, Adam J Kimple, Robin E Muller, Patrick M Giguère, Mischa Machius, Francis S Willard, Brenda R S Temple, David P Siderovski

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pharmacology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.

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