Pfmrk, a MO15-related protein kinase from Plasmodium falciparum. Gene cloning, sequence, stage-specific expression and chromosome localization

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 805-813

  Li, Ji Liang ^a,b   Robson, Kathryn J H ^c   Chen, Ji Li ^a   Targett, Geoffrey A T ^a   Baker, David A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b FIRST MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Chromosome localization; Cyclin dependent kinase; mRNA expression; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DATA BASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EUKARYOTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029862051     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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