Design and Evaluation of Antimalarial Peptides Derived from Prediction of Short Linear Motifs in Proteins Related to Erythrocyte Invasion

Alessandra Bianchin; Angus Bell; Anthony J. Chubb; Nathalie Doolan; Darren Leneghan; Ilias Stavropoulos; Denis C. Shields; Catherine Mooney

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127383

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Design and Evaluation of Antimalarial Peptides Derived from Prediction of Short Linear Motifs in Proteins Related to Erythrocyte Invasion

Alessandra Bianchin,

Affiliations Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Complex and Adaptive Systems Laboratory, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Department of Microbiology, School of Genetics and Microbiology, Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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Angus Bell,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Genetics and Microbiology, Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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Anthony J. Chubb,

Affiliations Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Complex and Adaptive Systems Laboratory, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Nathalie Doolan,

Affiliation School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Darren Leneghan,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Genetics and Microbiology, Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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Ilias Stavropoulos,

Affiliations Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Complex and Adaptive Systems Laboratory, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Denis C. Shields,

Affiliations Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Complex and Adaptive Systems Laboratory, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Catherine Mooney

* E-mail: catherine.mooney@ucd.ie

Affiliations Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Complex and Adaptive Systems Laboratory, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Design and Evaluation of Antimalarial Peptides Derived from Prediction of Short Linear Motifs in Proteins Related to Erythrocyte Invasion

Alessandra Bianchin,
Angus Bell,
Anthony J. Chubb,
Nathalie Doolan,
Darren Leneghan,
Ilias Stavropoulos,
Denis C. Shields,
Catherine Mooney

Published: June 3, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127383

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