Entamoeba histolytica: Identification of functional G(s) and G(i) proteins as possible signal transduction elements in the interaction of trophozoites with fibronectin

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 262-269

  Soid Raggi, L G ^a   Torres Marquez M E ^b   Meza, I ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cytoskeleton; Entamoeba histolytica; Fibronectin; Signal transduction; Trimeric G proteins

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; INHIBITORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION; ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0032211366     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4333     Document Type: Article

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