Protein phosphatase β, a putative type-2A protein phosphatase from the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 98-106

  Li, Ji Liang ^a,b,c   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

Chromosome; Gametocyte; mRNA; Plasmodium falciparum; Protein serine threonine phosphatase

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 9; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTRON; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EUKARYOTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0030771216     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-2-00098.x     Document Type: Article

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