Characterization of a Rab7-like GTPase, EhRab7: A marker for the early stages of endocytosis in Entamoeba histolytica

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 254-264

  Welter, Brenda H ^a   Laughlin, Richard C ^b,c   Temesvari, Lesly A ^a,c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Genetics and Biochemistry ^*  (United States)

^c 105 Sirrine Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocytosis; Entamoeba histolytica; Phagocytosis; Rab GTPase; Secretion

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RAB PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENDOSOME; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EUKARYOTE; GOLGI COMPLEX; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOMES; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RAB GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036273640     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(02)00047-6     Document Type: Article

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