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500 ns simulation of the chimeric mutant Pf Pfn^{Pb Loop} in grey compared to Plasmodium berghei profilin-WT (cyan) using all atom molecular dynamics simulation. The profilin mutant (or WT) is bound to Plasmodium berghei actin.

A function of profilin in force generation during malaria parasite motility that is independent of actin binding

Catherine A. Moreau, Katharina A. Quadt, Henni Piirainen, Hirdesh Kumar, Saligram P. Bhargav, Léanne Strauss, Niraj H. Tolia, Rebecca C. Wade, Joachim P. Spatz, Inari Kursula, and Friedrich Frischknecht

J Cell Sci 2021. 134:None-None; doi: 10.1242/jcs.233775

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