The gene for histone H2A from the insect trypanosome Crithidia fasciculata

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 259-262

  Tittawella, Ivor ^a   Ljungkvist, Anna ^a   Kimdal, Mikael ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crithidia fasciculata; Gene; Histone H2A

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; DNA BINDING; FLAGELLATE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LEISHMANIA; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TRYPANOSOMA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HISTONES; INSECTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; INSECTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 0030747670     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00080-7     Document Type: Article

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