conZA8 encodes an abundant protein targeted to the developing macronucleus in Euplotes crassus

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-115

  Jacobs, Mary Ellen ^a   Ling, Zhong ^a   Klobutcher, Lawrence A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomalous protein migration; Conjugation; DNA rearrangement; Hypotrichous ciliate; PEST sequence; Polytene chromosomes

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONZA8 GENE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; MACRONUCLEUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES CRASSUS; MONEUPLOTES CRASSUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034037328     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00019.x     Document Type: Article

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