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. 2022 Nov 4:13:1039188.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1039188. eCollection 2022.

Investigating the eukaryotic host-like SLiMs in microbial mimitopes and their potential as novel drug targets for treating autoimmune diseases

Anjali Garg  1 , Neelja Singhal  1 , Manish Kumar  1
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Investigating the eukaryotic host-like SLiMs in microbial mimitopes and their potential as novel drug targets for treating autoimmune diseases

Anjali Garg et al. Front Microbiol. .
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Keywords: autoimmunity; drug targets; mimitopes; motif mimicry; short linear motifs (SLiMs).

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