Mutational analysis of the variant surface glycoprotein GPI-anchor signal sequence in Trypanosoma brucei

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 805-816

  Böhme, Ulrike ^a   Cross, George A M ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor; GPI; Mutation; Signal sequence; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; LYSINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; SERINE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMIDATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ANCHORAGE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LYSOSOME; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEINS, TRYPANOSOMA;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0037084391     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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