Function and assembly of the Leishmania surface coat

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 899-908

  Ilgoutz, Steven C ^a   McConville, Malcolm J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Gene knockout; Glycocalyx; Glycolipid; Glycosylphosphatidylinositol; Leishmania

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL;

CELL SURFACE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEISHMANIA; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOSYLATION; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; LEISHMANIA; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES;

TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0034983018     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00197-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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