Molecular cloning, sequencing and expression of a serine proteinase inhibitor gene from Toxoplasma gondii

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-249

  Pszenny, Viviana ^a   Angel, Sergio O ^a   Duschak, Vilma G ^d   Paulino, Margot ^b   Ledesma, Bibiana ^a   Yabo, Miriam I ^c   Guarnera, Eduardo ^a   Ruiz, Andrés M ^a   Bontempi, Esteban J ^a  

^a Inst Nac Parasitol Dr Mario F   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^c Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios E Institutos de Salud Dr Carlos G Malbran   (Argentina)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Kazal; Serine proteinase inhibitor; Serpin; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; TOXOPLASMA; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR, KAZAL PANCREATIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034656408     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(00)00202-4     Document Type: Article

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