Characterization of a Leishmania mexicana mutant defective in synthesis of free and protein-linked GPI glycolipids

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 147-161

  Naderer, Thomas ^a   McConville, Malcolm J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glycosylation mutants; Glycosylphosphatidylinositol; Lipophosphoglycan; Mannosyltransferases

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; LIPOPHOSPHOGLYCAN; MANNOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KINETICS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTOZOON; SCREENING;

LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036861046     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(02)00236-0     Document Type: Article

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