Sequence variation in the dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHFR-TS) and trypanothione reductase (TR) genes of Trypanosoma cruzi

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-47

  Machado, Carlos A ^a,b   Ayala, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DHFR TS; Evolution; Polymorphism; TR; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TRYPANOTHIONE REDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0037197747     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(02)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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