Targeting translation initiation yields fast-killing therapeutics against the zoonotic parasite Cryptosporidium parvum.
Cryptosporidium parvum is a zoonotic apicomplexan that causes moderate-to-severe watery diarrhea in children, immunocompromised patients, and neonatal ruminants, yet no fully effective drug is available. We show that the parasite's eukaryotic initiation factor 4A (CpeIF4A; a DEAD-box RNA helica...
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| Main Authors: | Meng Li, Jigang Yin, Dongqiang Wang, Beibei Zou, Guan Zhu |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2025-07-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012881 |
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