Characterization of the Ras homologue of Schistosoma mansoni

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-41

  Osman, Ahmed ^a   G Niles, Edward ^b   T Loverde, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Prenylation; Ras; Schistosoma mansoni; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCOGENE RAS; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ISOPRENYLATION; RAS PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, HELMINTH; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0033004413     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(99)00029-8     Document Type: Article

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