J-binding protein increases the level and retention of the unusual base J in trypanosome DNA

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-47

  Cross, Mike ^a   Kieft, Rudo ^a   Sabatini, Robert ^b   Dirks Mulder, Anita ^a   Chaves, Inês ^c   Borst, Piet ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYMETHYLDEOXYURIDINE; BETA DEXTRO GLUCOSYLHYDROXYMETHYLURACIL; BINDING PROTEIN; J BINDING PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; THYMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URACIL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GLUCOSIDES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; URACIL;

KINETOPLASTIDA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0036035410     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.03144.x     Document Type: Article

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