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Joar Esteban Pinto Torres

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Biochemistry· 1 Bioengineering· 1

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 1

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BioengineeringMolecular and Biochemical ParasitologyPeer-reviewedJul 22, 2026

Structural basis for the inhibition of Trypanosoma brucei enolase by a camelid single-domain antibody

Zeng Li, Natalia Smiejkowska, Julie Vansevenant…·Yann G.‐J. Sterckx

This paper identifies a camelid single-domain antibody that inhibits T. brucei enolase and elucidates its inhibitory mechanism using biochemical, biophysical, and structural methods.

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humanexperimental assay

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BiochemistryeLifePeer-reviewedAug 21, 2024

Allosteric inhibition of trypanosomatid pyruvate kinases by a camelid single-domain antibody

Joar Esteban Pinto Torres, Mathieu Claes, Rik Hendrickx…·Yann G.‐J. Sterckx

This study identifies a camelid single-domain antibody that allosterically inhibits trypanosomatid pyruvate kinases, reducing parasite growth.

6 citations

experimental assaydrug response / drug discovery

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