Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29206141›Full record

ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2017

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Inhibits the Chaperone Activity of Plasmodium falciparum Hsp70 Chaperones and Abrogates Their Association with Functional Partners.

Tawanda Zininga, Lebogang Ramatsui, Pertunia Bveledzani Makhado, Stanley Makumire, Ikechukwu Achilinou, Heinrich Hoppe, Heini Dirr, Addmore Shonhai

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tawanda ZiningaDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa. tzininga@gmail.com.
Lebogang RamatsuiDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa. lebogangramatsui@gmail.com.
Pertunia Bveledzani MakhadoDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa. bveledzanimakhado@gmail.com.
Stanley MakumireDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa. stanmakster@gmail.com.
Ikechukwu AchilinouProtein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa. Ikechukwu.Achilonu@wits.ac.za.
Heinrich HoppeDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Biotechnology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa. h.hoppe@ru.ac.za.
Heini DirrProtein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa. heinrich.dirr@wits.ac.za.
Addmore ShonhaiDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa. addmore.shonhai@univen.ac.za.
University of Venda · ZAUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZARhodes University · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heat shock proteins (Hsps), amongst them, Hsp70 and Hsp90 families, serve mainly as facilitators of protein folding (molecular chaperones) of the cell. The Hsp70 family of proteins represents one of the most important molecular chaperones in the cell.

Indexed as

AntimalarialsBinding SitesCatechinCloning, MolecularCytosolErythrocytesEscherichia coliGene ExpressionHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansInhibitory Concentration 50Plasmodium falciparumProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein IsoformsProtein Structure, SecondaryAntimalarialsCatechinepigallocatechin gallateHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsProtein IsoformsProtozoan ProteinsRecombinant Proteins(−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallatefunctional associatesinhibitormalariamolecular chaperonePfHsp70-1PfHsp70-zPlasmodium falciparum

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PMID29206141
PMCPMC6149709
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