A single expression site with a conserved leader sequence regulates variation of expression of the Pneumocystis carinii family of major surface glycoprotein genes

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 989-999

  Edman, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENOME; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0029798167     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.1996.15.989     Document Type: Article

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