Processing and trafficking of cysteine proteases in Leishmania mexicana

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 113, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 4035-4041

  Brooks, D R ^a   Tetley, L ^a   Coombs, G H ^a   Mottram, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cathepsin L; Cysteine protease; Enzyme processing; Flagellar pocket; Leishmania; Protease; Trafficking; Transfection; Trypanosomatid

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; GELATIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME GLYCOSYLATION; FLAGELLUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IN VIVO CULTURE; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LYSOSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTOZOON; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CYSTEINE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLYCOSYLATION; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LYSOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0034474592     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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