A molecular machine used by the malaria parasite to export its protein armoury into the host cell has at last been identified, providing researchers with a potentially invaluable therapeutic target.
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Reiff, S., Striepen, B. The gatekeeper revealed. Nature 459, 918–919 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/459918a
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