A novel class of unconventional myosins from Toxoplasma gondii

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 139-146

  Heintzelman, Matthew B ^a   Schwartzman, Joseph D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Phylogenetic analysis; Plasmodium; Toxoplasma; Unconventional myosin

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031559564     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1167     Document Type: Editorial

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