GPI anchor transamidase of Trypanosoma brucei: In vitro assay of the recombinant protein and VSG anchor exchange

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2529-2539

  Kang, Xuedong ^a   Szallies, Alexander ^a   Rawer, Marc ^a   Echner, Hartmut ^a   Duszenko, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

GP18; GPI membrane anchor; Intracellular localization; Transamidase; Trypanosoma brucei; Variant surface glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; STREPTAVIDIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN; AMINOACYLTRANSFERASE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HYBRID PROTEIN; HYDRAZINE; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; TRANSAMIDASES;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SURFACE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GOLGI COMPLEX; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; WESTERN BLOTTING; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BIOASSAY; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMAL; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; HYDRAZINES; IN VITRO; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PEPTIDES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEINS, TRYPANOSOMA; ANIMALS;

EID: 0037096165     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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