Episomal expression of specific sense and antisense mRNAs in Leishmania amazonensis: Modulation of gp63 level in promastigotes and their infection of macrophages in vitro

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 80-86

  Chen, De Qiao ^a   Kolli, Bala Krishna ^a   Yadava, Nagendra ^a   Lu, Hong Gang ^a   Gilman Sachs, Alice ^a   Peterson, Daniel A ^a   Chang, Kwang Poo ^a,b  

^a University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b The Chicago Medical College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 63; MESSENGER RNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISOME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEISHMANIA; MONOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0033966027     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.1.80-86.2000     Document Type: Article

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