Babesia gibsoni: Molecular cloning and characterization of Rab6 and Rab11 homologues

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 210-214

  Zhou, Jinlin ^a   Mulenga, Albert ^b   Yamasaki, Masahiro ^a   Ohashi, Kazuhiko ^a   Maede, Yoshimitsu ^a   Onuma, Misao ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MOLECULAR MARKER; RAB PROTEIN; RAB11 PROTEIN; RAB6 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA GIBSONI; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RNA HYBRIDIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BABESIA; BABESIA GIBSONI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036707310     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4894(02)00136-4     Document Type: Article

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