Virulence and functions of myosin II are inhibited by overexpression of light meromyosin in Entamoeba histolytica

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1537-1547

  Arhets, Philippe ^a   Olivo, Jean Christophe ^c   Gounon, Pierre ^b   Sansonetti, Philippe ^a   Guillén, Nancy ^a  

^a U de Pathogenie Microbienne Molec   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 0031867560     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.9.6.1537     Document Type: Article

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