Evidence that free GPI glycolipids are essential for growth of Leishmania mexicana

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2746-2755

  Ilgoutz, Steven C ^a   Zawadzki, Jody L ^a   Ralton, Julie E ^a   McConville, Malcolm J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dolichol phosphate mannose; Glycosylphosphatidylinositol; Membranes; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

DOLICHOL PHOSPHATE MANNOSE; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; LIPOPHOSPHOGLYCAN; MANNOSE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GLYCOSYLATION; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DOLICHOL MONOPHOSPHATE MANNOSE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOLIPIDS; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTATION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033577698     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.10.2746     Document Type: Article

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