Histone H1 expression varies during the Leishmania major life cycle

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 215-227

  Noll, Tanja M ^a   Desponds, Chantal ^a   Belli, Sabina I ^a   Glaser, Theresa A ^a   Fasel, Nicolas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Histone H1; Leishmania; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HISTONE H1; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HISTONES; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN;

EUKARYOTA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031058967     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02801-0     Document Type: Article

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