Expression of bloodstream variant surface glycoproteins in procyclic stage Trypanosoma brucei: Role of GPI anchors in secretion

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 4285-4294

  Bangs, James D ^a   Ransom, Dawn M ^a   McDowell, Mary Ann ^a   Brouch, Eric M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycosyl phosphatidylinositol anchor; gp63 metalloendoprotease; Secretion; Trypanosomes; Variant surface glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

ACID PROTEIN; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; HYBRID PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; GLYCOPROTEIN SYNTHESIS; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; GENES, REPORTER; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; HEXOSAMINIDASES; KINETICS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PALMITIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL DIACYLGLYCEROL-LYASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEINS, TRYPANOSOMA; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0030791382     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.14.4285     Document Type: Article

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