Upregulation of a Raf kinase and a DP-1 family transcription factor in epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulated filarial parasites

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1089-1097

  Dissanayake, Senarath ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Brugia malayi; Epidermal growth factor; Raf kinase; Transcription factor DP 1; Vaccine; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RAF PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME REGULATION; FILARIA; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MATURATION; MICROFILARIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SETARIA DIGITATA; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FILARIASIS; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-RAF; RAN GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DP1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0033843024     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00095-3     Document Type: Article

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