Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Researchers discover possible drug target to combat sleeping sickness

Virginia Tech biochemists are trying to deliver a stern wake-up call to the parasite that causes sleeping sickness. Scientists identified a protein, called proliferating cell nuclear antigen or PCNA, that is vital to the sleeping sickness parasite’s good health. Disrupting this protein with d…

Source: Researchers discover possible drug target to combat sleeping sickness



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