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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012881
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