Identification of an MCM4 homologue expressed specifically in the sexual stage of Plasmodium falciparum

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1246-1252

  Li, Ji Liang ^a   Cox, Lynne S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA replication initiation; Malaria; Mini chromosome maintenance protein; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 13; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0034889957     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00237-5     Document Type: Article

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