A circular DNA in malaria parasites encodes an RNA polymerase like that of prokaryotes and chloroplasts

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 115-123

  Gardner, Malcolm J ^a   Williamson, Donald H ^a   Wilson, Robert J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beta subunit; Beta subunit; Circular DNA; Plasmodium falciparum; Rifampicin; RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CHLOROPLASTS; DNA, CIRCULAR; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; OPERON; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0026069346     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(91)90227-W     Document Type: Article

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