The amphipathic alpha helices of the Toxoplasma protein GRA2 mediate post-secretory membrane association

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2171-2180

  Mercier, Corinne ^a,b   Cesbron Delauw, Marie France ^b   Sibley, L David ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Alpha helix; Amphipathic; Membrane protein; Protein secretion; Protein targeting; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL VACUOLE; DELETION MUTANT; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CELLS, CULTURED; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION; TOXOPLASMA; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; VACUOLES;

TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031696061     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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