A new cysteine-rich protein-encoding gene family in Giardia duodenalis

Gene

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-38

  Chen, Nanhua ^a   Upcroft, Jacqueline A ^a   Upcroft, Peter ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chromosomal localisation; Chromosome partial duplication; Epidermal growth factor like domain; Multiple copy gene expression; Parasite; Protozoa; Repeat unit

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0029912579     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(95)00759-8     Document Type: Article

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