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One protein domain, which is present in a subset of the ApiAP2 proteins, is the conserved AP2-coincident domain mostly at the C-terminus (ACDC domain). Here we solved for the first time the crystal structure of the ACDC domain from two distinct\n                  <jats:italic>Plasmodium falciparum<\/jats:italic>\n                  ApiAP2 proteins and one orthologue from\n                  <jats:italic>P. vivax<\/jats:italic>\n                  , revealing a non-canonical four-helix bundle. Despite little sequence conservation between the ACDC domains from the two proteins, the structures are remarkably similar and do not resemble that of any other known protein domains. Due to their unique protein architecture and lack of homologues in the human genome, we performed\n                  <jats:italic>in silico<\/jats:italic>\n                  docking calculations against a library of known antimalarial compounds and we identified a small molecule that can potentially bind to any Apicomplexan ACDC domain within a pocket highly conserved amongst ApiAP2 proteins. 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