EhPAK, a member of the p21-activated kinase family, is involved in the control of Entamoeba histolytica migration and phagocytosis

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-71

  Labruyère, Elisabeth ^a   Zimmer, Christophe ^a   Galy, Vincent ^a,b   Olivo Marin, Jean Christophe ^a   Guillén, Nancy ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b Gene Expression Program   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis; Pseudopod; Quantitative imaging; Rac; Serine threonine kinase

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN CDC42; PROTEIN EHPAK; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN P21; RAC PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POLARITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; MICROFILAMENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; PSEUDOPODIA; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EUKARYOTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037242401     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00190     Document Type: Review

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