Signal transduction in Pneumocystis carinii: Characterization of the genes (pcg1) encoding the alpha subunit of the G protein (PCG1) of Pneumocystis carinii carinii and Pneumocystis carinii ratti

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 691-701

  Smulian, A George ^a,b,d   Ryan, Marnie ^a   Staben, Chuck ^c   Cushion, Melanie T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030049049     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.3.691-701.1996     Document Type: Article

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