Characterisation of the loci encoding the glutamic acid and alanine rich protein of Trypanosoma congolense

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 281-290

  Rangarajan, Desikan ^a   Harvey, Timothy I ^a   Barry, J David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GARP; Glutamic acid and alanine rich protein; Procyclic epimastigote surface coat; Trypanosoma congolense

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ALLELISM; ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; EPIMASTIGOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENES, PROTOZOAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

GLOSSINA (PROPER); PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 0033980316     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(99)00190-5     Document Type: Article

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