Contributions of the procyclin 3' untranslated region and coding region to the regulation of expression in bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-121

  Schürch, Nadia ^a   Furger, André ^a   Kurath, Ursula ^a   Roditi, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Kinetoplastids; Post transcriptional control; Protein synthesis inhibitors; Stage specific; Translation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLAGELLATE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; REPORTER GENE; SUPERNATANT; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHLORAMPHENICOL O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENES, REGULATOR; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

FELIS CATUS; KINETOPLASTIDA; MAMMALIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 0038996729     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00107-2     Document Type: Article

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