Protein kinase activation and protein phosphorylation in Naegleria fowleri amebae in response to normal human serum

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-47

  Chu, Dan My T ^a   Ferguson, Tammy J ^a   Marciano Cabral, Francine ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell signaling; Complement resistance; Genistein; Protein kinase inhibitors; Protozoa; Serine threonine kinase; Signal transduction; Staurosporine; Tyrosine kinase

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; CYTOLYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GENISTEIN; HEAT INACTIVATION; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SERUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAUROSPORINE;

NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033969513     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00009.x     Document Type: Article

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