Acylation in trypanosomatids: an essential process and potential drug target.

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Published in Trends Parasitol on June 19, 2014

Authors

Amanda M Goldston1, Aabha I Sharma1, Kimberly S Paul2, David M Engman3

Author Affiliations

1: Departments of Pathology and Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2: Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
3: Departments of Pathology and Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Electronic address: d-engman@northwestern.edu.

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