Protein kinases as drug targets in parasitic protozoa

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 366-371

  Doerig, Christian ^a   Meijer, Laurent ^b   Mottram, Jeremy C ^c  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; STAUROSPORINE;

CELL CYCLE; CHEMICAL GENETICS; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; EUKARYOTE; GENE SEQUENCE; KNOCKOUT GENE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTOZOON; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE DATABASE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTOZOA; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EUKARYOTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036697233     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4922(02)02321-8     Document Type: Review

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