Transcriptional silencing of an amoebapore gene in Entamoeba histolytica: Molecular analysis and effect on pathogenicity

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 295-305

  Bracha, Rivka ^a   Nuchamowitz, Yael ^a   Mirelman, David ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3' FLANKING REGION; 5' FLANKING REGION; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CLONE CELLS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC VECTORS; ION CHANNELS; PHENOTYPE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SILENCER ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; TRANSFECTION;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037721200     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.2.2.295-305.2003     Document Type: Article

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