Mechanisms of activation of the cdc2-related kinase PfPK5 from Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-127

  Graeser, Ralph ^a   Franklin, Richard M ^a   Kappes, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Activation; Cdk; Malaria; PfPK5; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030200306     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02643-6     Document Type: Article

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