Characterisation of a second protein encoded by the differentially regulated LmcDNA16 gene family of Leishmania major

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-231

  McKean, Paul G ^a   Delahay, Rob ^b   Pimenta, Paulo F P ^c   Smith, Deborah F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

amino acid repeats; gene family; Leishmania major; surface proteins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; EPITOPES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030932219     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)02829-6     Document Type: Article

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