A Pneumocystis carinii multi-gene family with homology to subtilisin-like serine proteases

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2223-2236

  Lugli, Elena B ^a   Allen, Andrew G ^a,b   Wakefield, Ann E ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Major surface glycoprotein; Multi gene family; Pneumocystis carinii; PRT1; Subtilisin like serine protease

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROLINE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; SUBTILISIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTRON; KARYOTYPING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EUKARYOTA; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

EID: 0030795882     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-7-2223     Document Type: Article

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