Identification and cellular localization of the actin-binding protein ABP-120 from Entamoeba histolytica

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 849-857

  Vargas, Miguel ^a   Sansonetti, Philippe ^a   Guillén, Nancy ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PSEUDOPODA;

EID: 0029848069     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.01535.x     Document Type: Article

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