Characterization of the A2-A2rel gene cluster in Leishmania donovani: Involvement of A2 in visceralization during infection

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 935-948

  Zhang, W W ^a   Matlashewski, G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN A; PROTEIN A2 REL; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TARGETING; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENES, PROTOZOAN; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035117857     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02286.x     Document Type: Article

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