Genomic structure and expression of a gene coding for a new fatty acid binding protein from Echinococcus granulosus

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Volumn 1631, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-34

  Esteves, Adriana ^a   Portillo, Virginia ^a   Ehrlich, Ricardo ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; EgFABP1; EgFABP2; Fatty acid binding protein; Genomic structure

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037455989     PISSN: 13881981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-1981(02)00321-9     Document Type: Article

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